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LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

Comedy · 2009

Lola is a striking teenaged girl who is on the cusp of adulthood and longs to rush into the adult world of independence, freedom and sexual exploits, but is tenaciously held back by her mother.

Movie details

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

2009 Comedy 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.2 / 10

9.8K votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Lola is a striking teenaged girl who is on the cusp of adulthood and longs to rush into the adult world of independence, freedom and sexual exploits, but is tenaciously held back by her mother.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over LOL (Laughing Out Loud)?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lisa Azuelos

Written by

Nans Delgado · Lisa Azuelos

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Anne

Christa Théret

Christa Théret

Lola

Jérémy Kapone

Jérémy Kapone

Maël

Marion Chabassol

Marion Chabassol

Charlotte

Lou Lesage

Lou Lesage

Stéphane

Émile Bertherat

Émile Bertherat

Paul-Henri

Félix Moati

Félix Moati

Arthur

Court is in session

Put LOL (Laughing Out Loud) on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.