Run Lola Run
1998 · Movie · R · 80 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
After a frantic phone call, a young woman has just minutes to find a large sum of cash and reach her boyfriend before a dangerous situation spirals out of control. The story races through the same tight window multiple times, showing how tiny delays and chance encounters can send events down very different paths.
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Details
- Original title
- Lola rennt
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-08-20
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (2,562 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a short, high-energy thriller built around split-second choices and repeat-run tension, somewhat like Sliding Doors; Not for you if you dislike techno-heavy vibes or stories that feel more like an experiment than a deep drama.
Pros: nonstop momentum; pulsing techno energy; clever what-if structure | Cons: thin character depth; plot feels underexplained; abrupt, divisive ending
Themes
- race against time
- berlin, germany
- fate
- excited
Awards & recognition
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000
- Bavarian Film Awards (Best Production) · 1999
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2000 · nominated
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- Chicago Film Critics Association Award — Best Original Score · 2000 · nominated
- Chlotrudis Award — Best Director · 2000 · nominated
- Chlotrudis Award — Best Actress · 2000 · nominated
- Chlotrudis Award — Best Cinematography · 2000 · nominated
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 2000 · nominated
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000 · nominated
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Editing · 2000 · nominated
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000 · nominated
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2000 · nominated
- Bavarian Film Awards (Best Production) · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Feature Film · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Editing · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Cinematography · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Direction · 1999 · nominated
- German Film Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1999 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1999 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1998 · nominated
- Golden Lion · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Franka Potente
as Lola
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Manni
Herbert Knaup
as Father
Nina Petri
as Mrs. Hansen
Armin Rohde
as Mr. Schuster
Joachim Król
as Norbert von Au
Ludger Pistor
as Mr. Meier
Suzanne von Borsody
as Ms. Jäger
Sebastian Schipper
as Mike
Julia Lindig
as Doris
Directed by Tom Tykwer