Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of eccentric adventurer Richard Croft (Dominic West), who mysteriously disappeared when she was just a teenager. Now 21, Lara leads a directionless life in East London, working as a bike courier to scrape by while sporadically attending college. Refusing to take over her father’s global empire or accept that he’s truly gone, she remains driven by an unshakable desire to uncover the truth about his fate.

Despite being urged to move on after seven years of uncertainty, Lara finally decides to follow the clues he left behind. Defying his final wishes, she embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination—a legendary tomb on a remote island, possibly off the coast of Japan. However, getting there is just the beginning. Facing treacherous terrain, dangerous adversaries, and her own limits, Lara must rely on her intelligence, determination, and resilience to survive. If she can overcome the odds, this quest may be what ultimately shapes her into the legendary Tomb Raider