Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- frantic
- late night viewing
- experimental film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the live single-take experiment technically impressive, energetic, and funny despite thin characterization and an abrupt climax.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film unfolds through a single camera over one live-streamed night, with no opportunity for conventional reshoots.
Woody Harrelson's escalating London ordeal takes place within the course of a single night and ends in jail.
Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Daniel Radcliffe, Willie Nelson, and Bono appear under their own names in a self-mocking comic premise.
Its premiere was simultaneously live-streamed, emphasizing the collision of theatrical performance and on-the-hoof filmmaking.
Films like Lost in London, and why
Victoria
single-take urban urgency and technically audacious real-time filmmaking
Being John Malkovich
comic self-fiction, celebrity cameos, and chaotic night-long misadventure
After Hours
one-night urban comedy driven by escalating mishaps and frantic momentum
The Trip
formally inventive comedy centered on actors playing exaggerated versions of themselves
Movie Details
- Director
- Woody Harrelson
- Release Date
- 2017-01-19
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Woody Harrelson
- Owen Wilson
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Willie Nelson
- Bono
- David Avery
- Eleanor Matsuura
- Martin McCann
- Amir El-Masry
- Zrinka Cvitešić
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Lost in London about?
- A celebrity's chaotic London night becomes a fast-moving comic experiment in live, single-camera filmmaking.
- What is Lost in London like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lost in London as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Lost in London violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Lost in London as mild.
- What did critics think of Lost in London?
- Critics broadly found the live single-take experiment technically impressive, energetic, and funny despite thin characterization and an abrupt climax.
- Which films are like Lost in London?
- Films with a similar feel include Victoria, Being John Malkovich, After Hours, and The Trip.
- How long is Lost in London?
- Lost in London runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Lost in London?
- In United States, Lost in London streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
