# Lola (2024 film)
**Lola** is a 2024 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Nicola Peltz Beckham in her feature directorial debut. She plays Lola James, a 19-year-old who works to save enough money to get her little brother, Arlo, out of their toxic home, until one tragic night uproots her world.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lola-2024) The film had a limited theatrical and digital release on February 9, 2024, distributed by Vertical.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024) • [3](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writer | Nicola Peltz Beckham, also in the lead role as Lola James; her feature writing and directorial debut[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/) |
| Release | February 9, 2024, limited theatrical and digital, distributed by Vertical[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024) |
| Runtime | 84 minutes (1h 24m)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/) |
| Principal cast | Nicola Peltz Beckham (Lola James), Raven Goodwin (Babina), Richie Merritt (Malachi), Luke David Blumm (Arlo), Virginia Madsen (Mona), Trevor Long (Trick), Will Peltz (Frankie)[5](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lola-2024/credits/) |
| Production companies | Federal Films and Lola Film Productions[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024) |
| Music | Quincy Jones and Mervyn Warren[6](https://www.cineymax.es/estrenos/fichas/111-l/170044-lola-2024) |
| Box office | $648 gross worldwide[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Lola James splits her time between a drugstore job with her best friend, Babina, and work at a strip club, saving money to move her younger brother Arlo out of the home they share with their abusive mother.[3](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham) Arlo keeps her hopeful until a tragic night uproots her world, after which, in the film's own synopsis, nothing will ever be the same.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lola-2024) The film is rated TV-MA and carries content warnings around themes including sexual violence, drug abuse, and an abusive household.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lola-2024) • [7](https://cinegraph.org/movies/lola-2024)
## Production
Peltz Beckham worked on the project for six years and described it as a "slice-of-life film".[3](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham) It was filmed in Los Angeles, California.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/) The score is credited to [Quincy Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/quincy-jones) and Mervyn Warren, with cinematography by Madeline Leach.[6](https://www.cineymax.es/estrenos/fichas/111-l/170044-lola-2024) According to a trivia note on IMDb, Peltz Beckham's husband Brooklyn Peltz Beckham filmed a one-line cameo that did not make the final cut.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/)
## Reception
**Critical response was largely negative.** On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 56% based on 2 reviews, with critics including Andrew Burton of Spectrum Culture writing that "some parts of Lola work surprisingly well" despite the project's "phoniness", and Ayeen Forootan of In Review Online calling it a "poorly scripted and stereotypically melodramatic story".[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024) Metacritic lists a user score of 3.3 based on 6 ratings, categorized as generally unfavorable, and its single collected critic review, by Roger Moore of Movie Nation, was negative.[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lola-2024/) The film's IMDb rating stands at 3.8.[7](https://cinegraph.org/movies/lola-2024)
Several reviews framed the film through its maker's background. The Guardian's review argued that the film "doesn't explore hardship – it exploits it", noting that Peltz Beckham is the daughter of billionaire investor [Nelson Peltz](https://www.edgepedia.org/nelson-peltz) and daughter-in-law of David and [Victoria Beckham](https://www.edgepedia.org/victoria-beckham), and that the film marks her first leading role as well as her writing and directorial debut.[3](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham) The Independent reported that critics had savaged the film, quoting a review calling it "awful beyond my wildest expectations".[9](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/nicola-peltz-beckham-lola-reviews-b2529451.html) Commercially, the film grossed $648 worldwide.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/)
## Other 2024 films of the same name
The title Lola was also used in 2024 by an unrelated American short film directed by Grace Hanna, in which a 13-year-old science prodigy builds a machine to travel inside her grandmother's mind to save a shared memory from the grandmother's dementia. The 12-minute film screened in the AFI Conservatory Showcase at AFI Fest 2024 and won the directorial debut award at Indy Shorts.[10](https://fest.afi.com/2024/afi-conservatory-showcase-2024/lola/)
## References
1. [Lola (2024), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lola-2024)
2. [Lola (2024), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024)
3. [Nicola Peltz Beckham, a billionaire's daughter, made a movie about abject poverty. It's as bad as you think, The Guardian (12 April 2024)](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham)
4. [Lola (2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14375666/)
5. [Lola cast and crew, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lola-2024/credits/)
6. [Lola (2024), Cineymax](https://www.cineymax.es/estrenos/fichas/111-l/170044-lola-2024)
7. [Lola, Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/movies/lola-2024)
8. [Lola reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lola-2024/)
9. [Nicola Peltz Beckham's 'vanity project' Lola is savaged by critics, The Independent (16 April 2024)](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/nicola-peltz-beckham-lola-reviews-b2529451.html)
10. [LOLA, AFI Fest 2024 Conservatory Showcase](https://fest.afi.com/2024/afi-conservatory-showcase-2024/lola/)
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