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Run Lola Run

Directed by Tom Tykwer · 1998 ·

Answer Summary

Run Lola Run (1998) earns a 83% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

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

83%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

93% Critic Score
87% Audience
77 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4
7.6 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 20m
Cast
Franka Potente , Moritz Bleibtreu , Herbert Knaup

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (93% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (87%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (77/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4/5).
  • Celluloid Score 83% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded action, thriller pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is Run Lola Run worth watching?

    Yes — Run Lola Run earns a 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Tykwer's hyperkinetic experiment turned a simple premise into a global art-house adrenaline rush.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Run Lola Run about?

    A woman has twenty minutes to find one hundred thousand marks to save her boyfriend, racing through Berlin as timelines reset with each failure.

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