LOLA
Directed by Andrew Legge · 2022 ·
LOLA (2022) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (58%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
Dark Sky Films Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (100% positive).
- Audience reception was lukewarm (58%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (71/100).
- Celluloid Score 72% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
- Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers
Not ideal for
- Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films
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Is LOLA worth watching?
Yes — LOLA earns a 72% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Shot to look like a rediscovered wartime newsreel, LOLA uses its scrappy found-footage gimmick to ask what two sisters would actually do with a radio that can hear tomorrow, and the answer curdles from playful to alarming.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (58%).
What is LOLA about?
1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen...
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