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LOLA

Directed by Andrew Legge · 2022 ·

Answer Summary

LOLA (2022) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (100%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (58%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

72%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

100% Critic Score
58% Audience
71 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.3
6.4 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 40m
Cast
Stefanie Martini , Hugh O'Conor , Emma Appleton , Rory Fleck Byrne

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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