LOLA

LOLA

Making history will never be the same again

Directed by Andrew Legge

Produced by Cowtown Pictures, ie ie productions

202379 min6.4 / 10

A speculative wartime drama centered on two sisters using a time machine to alter history, balancing intimate family bonds against the weight of unintended consequences and moral paradox.

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

Questions people ask

  • Is LOLA sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is LOLA scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is LOLA violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is LOLA easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does LOLA end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like LOLA

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as LOLA

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like LOLA, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like LOLA, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like LOLA, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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