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Run Lola Run

Original title: Lola rennt
  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
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After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
198K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,287
317
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    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Tom Tykwer(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Franka Potente
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Herbert Knaup
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Tom Tykwer(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Franka Potente
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Herbert Knaup
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 776User reviews
    • 197Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 28 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Run Lola Run
    Trailer 1:24
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    Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Moritz Bleibtreu and Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
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    Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Moritz Bleibtreu and Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
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    Moritz Bleibtreu and Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Moritz Bleibtreu and Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)

    Top cast

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    Franka Potente
    Franka Potente
    • Lola
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Manni
    Herbert Knaup
    Herbert Knaup
    • Vater
    Nina Petri
    Nina Petri
    • Frau Hansen
    Armin Rohde
    Armin Rohde
    • Herr Schuster
    Joachim Król
    Joachim Król
    • Norbert von Au
    Ludger Pistor
    Ludger Pistor
    • Herr Meier
    Suzanne von Borsody
    Suzanne von Borsody
    • Frau Jäger
    Sebastian Schipper
    Sebastian Schipper
    • Mike
    Julia Lindig
    • Doris
    Lars Rudolph
    Lars Rudolph
    • Herr Kruse
    Heino Ferch
    Heino Ferch
    • Ronnie
    Wolfgang Becker
    Wolfgang Becker
    • Man on picture
    • (uncredited)
    Marc Bischoff
    Marc Bischoff
    • Polizist
    • (uncredited)
    Monica Bleibtreu
    • Die Blinde
    • (uncredited)
    Volkhart Buff
    • Krankenwagenfahrer
    • (uncredited)
    Beate Finckh
    Beate Finckh
    • Casino-Kassiererin
    • (uncredited)
    J.P. Johannsen
    • Bank clerk through door
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Tom Tykwer(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The red hair from Franka Potente is a wig and can be seen in the DFF (German Film Museum) in Berlin.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the first run, Manni and Lola rob a supermarket. At the end of the third run, when Lola scans the intersection for Manni, the same supermarket is closed and dark. The filmmakers were unable to secure permission to close down the streets for filming, so the scene was filmed just after dawn on a Sunday morning to avoid traffic.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      [subtitled version]

      Narrator: Man... probably the most mysterious species on our planet. A mystery of unanswered questions. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? How do we know what we think we know? Why do we believe anything at all? Countless questions in search of an answer... an answer that will give rise to a new question... and the next answer will give rise to the next question and so on. But, in the end, isn't it always the same question? And always the same answer?

    • Crazy credits
      "Special thanks to those who ran with us".
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD version has different English subtitles than showings on pay-cable stations. Most notably, the opening credits are not translated to english on the DVD version, and small phrases are not translated, such as when Lola goes through everyone she knows, trying to get the money. Only "Dad" is translated.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Wish
      Vocals by Franka Potente / Thomas D (as Thomas D.)

      Music by Tom Tykwer (as Tykwer) / Johnny Klimek (as Klimek) / Reinhold Heil (as Heil)

      Lyrics by Tom Tykwer / Thomas D (as Thomas D.)

      Performed by Franka Potente (as Franka Potenta) feat. Thomas D (as Thomas D.)

    User reviews776

    Review
    Top review
    A breathtaking, action-packed love story...
    Run Lola Run is a riveting, heart (and pavement) pounding epic choose-your-own-adventure. Written and directed by Tom Tykwer, Run Lola Run is the story of a girl, Lola, who receives a panicked phone call from her longtime boyfriend, Manni. Manni owes a mobster 100,000 marks and doesn't know what to do. Lola, desperate to save his life, reassures him that she can get the money to him by noon, when he must meet the mobster (that means, she has twenty minutes), or else Manni would rob a grocery store. From that moment on, the movie takes us through three stories of Lola's trials trying to get Manni's money in 20 minutes - and with every person she comes into contact with, their lives take on completely different forms, as shown by 30-second photo flash montages. On an originality scale, this film ranks a ten. Franka Potente, the actress that portrays our flame-haired heroine, does an exceptional job. From the first frame the film plunges into action and adventure with breakneck speed, and we find ourselves cheering for Lola right to the end.
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    • kgx311
    • Jan 15, 2001

    FAQ6

    • Is 'Run Lola run' based on a book?
    • Why didn't Lola use a car?
    • Is it possible to follow Lola's route?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Lola Runs
    • Filming locations
      • Behrenstraße, St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Arte Deutschland TV
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,267,585
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $123,643
      • Jun 20, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,267,585
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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