LOLA
Two orphaned sisters use a device that receives broadcasts from the future, only to find their wartime interventions transforming history in terrifying ways.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- inventive
- melancholic
- late night science fiction
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film's inventive found-footage form, performances, and concise alternate-history storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The LOLA broadcasts alter the course of World War II and generate an alternate timeline.
The film is assembled from radio, television, and found-footage-style recordings intercepted or created by the sisters.
Thom and Mars use future broadcasts without understanding how their interventions reshape the world.
The central relationship between orphan sisters Thomasina and Martha is sustained amid wartime upheaval and resistance.
Films like LOLA, and why
The Terminator
found-footage science fiction, time manipulation, and unintended consequences
Inglourious Basterds
alternate-history war drama, anti-fascist resistance, and counterfactual timelines
The Vast of Night
retro-futurist science fiction, wartime atmosphere, and emotionally intimate storytelling
Project Almanac
found footage form, sibling bonds, and speculative historical disruption
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Legge
- Release Date
- 2023-04-07
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (120)
Cast
- Emma Appleton
- Stefanie Martini
- Rory Fleck-Byrne
- Aaron Monaghan
- Theodora Brabazon Legge
- Francesca Brabazon Legge
- Eva O'Brien
- Chacha Seigne
- Shaun Boylan
- Neil Hannon
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 LOLA about?
- Two orphaned sisters use a device that receives broadcasts from the future, only to find their wartime interventions transforming history in terrifying ways.
- What is LOLA like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of LOLA as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is LOLA violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in LOLA as moderate.
- What did critics think of LOLA?
- Critics broadly praise the film's inventive found-footage form, performances, and concise alternate-history storytelling.
- Which films are like LOLA?
- Films with a similar feel include The Terminator, Inglourious Basterds, The Vast of Night, and Project Almanac.
- How long is LOLA?
- LOLA runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch LOLA?
- In United States, LOLA streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
