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2016
Unrated
Paladin
1 h 28 m

2016
Unrated
Paladin
1 h 28 m

Summary Frank (Michael Shannon) is a brooding, staunch Las Vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talents — until he meets Lola (Imogen Poots), a young and beautiful enigma. Together, Frank and Lola build an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair. Cracks begin to show after Lola suddenly cheats o...

Directed By: Matthew Ross

Written By: Matthew Ross

2016
Unrated
Paladin
1 h 28 m

2016
Unrated
Paladin
1 h 28 m

Frank & Lola

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews

56

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings

5.8

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Summary Frank (Michael Shannon) is a brooding, staunch Las Vegas chef who always focused his energy into his culinary talents — until he meets Lola (Imogen Poots), a young and beautiful enigma. Together, Frank and Lola build an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair. Cracks begin to show after Lola suddenly cheats o...

Directed By: Matthew Ross

Written By: Matthew Ross

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews

44% Positive
8 Reviews

44% Mixed
8 Reviews

11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews

44% Positive
8 Reviews

44% Mixed
8 Reviews

11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Dec 8, 2016

It’s poised between reality and paranoid daydream, it’s about the dangerous ways that love can go wrong, and it does the thing that noir was invented to do: It sucks you in.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 29, 2016

Shannon’s performance is the main attraction of this dark character drama, but it also boasts a seductive atmosphere and some penetrating insights into the male psyche.

By Stephen Farber FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings

31% Positive
4 Ratings

62% Mixed
8 Ratings

8% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings

31% Positive
4 Ratings

62% Mixed
8 Ratings

8% Negative
1 Rating

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Jan 29, 2016

Frank and Lola is an electric modern noir that thrives from indelible characters and a palatable style.

By Michael Roffman FULL REVIEW

Dec 15, 2016

Despite being played by two charismatic and more-than-capable actors, the title characters never click in the way they need to. They're too cool and vague for the volcanic story they enact.

By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Dec 8, 2016

Ross is to be commended for taking chances on his first outing. He delivers grown-up shivers with a strong cinematic sensibility. But however suspensefully the score groans and cries, the emotional stakes dwindle with each overemphatic narrative curve.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

Dec 8, 2016

Frank & Lola is scattershot from the start, and never makes a compelling case for why its story is being told.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

Dec 8, 2016

Michael Shannon is a convincing and resourceful actor who is now too established and viable to settle for enigmatic roles in meaningless, throwaway movies with zero possibilities for commercial success like a thing called Frank & Lola.

By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Parts and Labor, FullDawa Films, Killer Films, Lola Pictures, Silver State Production Services, Winant Productions

Release Date Dec 9, 2016

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating Unrated

Genres

Tagline Love Obsession Betrayal Revenge

Website https://www.tumblr.com/blog/frankandlolamovie

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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

• 2 Nominations

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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