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Run Lola Run

Lola rennt

1998 · 80 min · Action

Given twenty minutes to somehow find a fortune and save her boyfriend's life, a red-haired young woman tears through Berlin — and the film replays her frantic dash three times, each small change rippling into a different fate. Tom Tykwer's breathless, kinetic thriller.

Why it’s here

Tom Tykwer’s kinetic Berlin thriller became a landmark of post-reunification German cinema and narrative experimentation.

Runtime
80 min
Genre
Action · Drama · Thriller
Mood
tense · thoughtful · adventurous
Entry
some context
Best for
shorter watch

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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