LOL also known as “LOL: Laughing Out Loud”

MPAA Rating: for mature thematic content involving teen sexuality and drug and alcohol use, and for language.

Moral Rating:

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Moviemaking Quality:

Primary Audience:

Teens Adults

Genre:

Romance Comedy Drama Remake

Length:

1 hr. 37 min.

Year of Release:

2012

USA Release:

May 4, 2012 (limited)
DVD: July 31, 2012

Relevant Issues

navigating the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging sometimes overbearing and confused parents

GUIDELINES—What are the biblical guidelines for dating relationships? Answer

How do I know what is right from wrong? Answer

sin

Are we living in a moral Stone Age? Answer

Teens—Have questions? Find answers in our popular TeenQs section. Get answers to your questions about life, dating and much more.

single working mother struggling to move on with her life

mother daughter relationship with wide communication gap

group of teenage friends

boyfriend girlfriend relationship

ex husband ex wife relationship

grandmother granddaughter relationship

Producer’s synopsis: “An authentic story that perfectly captures coming of age in today’s digital world, LOL is a remake of the hugely popular 2008 French film LOL (Laughing Out Loud). Starting a new year of high school, Lola (Cyrus), (or “Lol,” as her friends call her), works to find the right balance between family, school, friends and romance. Broken-hearted by her ex, Lol’s world is soon turned upside down when she is surprised to find her best friend, Kyle (Douglas Booth), a musician in an up and coming rock band, could possibly be the love of her life. In her quest towards independence, self-identity and young adulthood, Lol discovers that while Facebook “status” is easy to change; true relationships are worth the effort.

In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes and Facebook, Lola (Cyrus) and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola’s mom, Anne (Moore), ‘accidentally’ reads her teenage daughter’s racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.

Lola’s high school inner-circle includes Kyle (Booth)—Lola’s BFF, whom she realizes is her love interest; Lola’s two best friends Janice (Esco) and Emily (Hinshaw); Max (Sevani)—a nerd that Emily secretly hooks up with; Lola’s ex-boyfriend and Kyle’s best friend Chad (Finn); Lloyd (Watson) who is part of their crew; and Ashley (Greene)—the sexy girl who has set her sights on Kyle, much to Lola’s dismay.

Thomas Jane plays Alan, Anne’s ex-husband and Lola’s father. Jay Hernandez plays James, a dangerously cute, good-natured cop dating Anne who is able to offer a little perspective on her teenage daughter. Austin Nichols plays Mr. Ross, the heartthrob math teacher, who all the girls have a crush on. Marlo Thomas plays Gran, Anne’s sophisticated mother whose relaxed demeanor allows her to be the easy-going bystander when it comes to watching Anne raising children of her own. Gina Gershon and Fisher Stevens play Anne’s closest friends and confidants and Nora Dunn plays Emily’s mom.

An English-language remake of the French comedy.”

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