Run Lola Run

1998, Action/Mystery & thriller, 1h 21m

83 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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critics consensus

More fun than a barrel of Jean-Paul Sartre, pic's energy riffs on an engaging love story and really human performances while offering a series of what-ifs and a blood-stirring soundtrack. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In this visually and conceptually impressive film, two-bit Berlin criminal Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) delivers some smuggled loot for his boss, Ronnie (Heino Ferch), but accidentally leaves the 100,000 mark payment in a subway car. Given 20 minutes to come up with the money, he calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), who sprints through the streets of the city to try to beg the money out of her bank manager father (Herbert Knaup) and get to Manni before he does something desperate.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Action, Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    German
  • Director:
    Tom Tykwer
  • Producer:
    Stefan Arndt, Gebhard Henke, Andreas Schreitmüller
  • Writer:
    Tom Tykwer
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $7.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Sony Pictures Classics, Columbia Tristar
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Franka Potente
Lola
Moritz Bleibtreu
Manni
Herbert Knaup
Vater
Armin Rohde
Herr Schuster
Joachim Król
Norbert von Au
Nina Petri
Frau Hansen
Heino Ferch
Ronnie
Ludger Pistor
Herr Meier
Tom Tykwer
Director
Tom Tykwer
Writer
Stefan Arndt
Producer
Gebhard Henke
Producer
Maria Köpf
Executive Producer
Maria Köpf
Line Producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
Producer
Stanley Adams
Original Music
María Grever
Original Music
Reinhold Heil
Original Music
Johnny Klimek
Original Music
Franka Potente
Original Music
Tom Tykwer
Original Music
Frank Griebe
Cinematography
Mathilde Bonnefoy
Film Editing
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Critic Reviews for Run Lola Run

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Audience Reviews for Run Lola Run

  • Oct 02, 2021
    Definitely a fun premise but one that gets more frustrating the more you think about it so I'd advise that one simply enjoy the movie's surface level pleasures and don't overthink it.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Sep 07, 2013
    One of the more unique movies I've seen in a long time, Run Lola Run is a fast-paced action thriller that is fueled by originality and nonstop fun. To explain the concept would be to ruin much of the fun of the movie, but it's a surprisingly simple idea that is taken in a very stylized and inventive direction. Run Lola Run is perfectly comfortable taking on the guise of a shallow but fun action movie, but in reality it's smart, thrilling, and all around superior to other similarly high-octane movies. Watch it knowing as little as possible about the plot, and you're likely to enjoy it as much as I did.
    Joey S Super Reviewer
  • Jul 27, 2012
    Such a cool presentation and storyline. The hip and happening Tom Tykwer burst onto the scene with this gem starring the incomparable Franka Potente. Imaginative and original to the nth degree.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Mar 20, 2012
    Tom Tykwer's energic Run Lola Run, have terrific realistic actings and become a unforgettable film, an exciting plot that work very well with the surrealistic soundtrack. Run Lola Run is a scary and great dramatic "Groundhog Day ". Fresh.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
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