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Lou (2022)

Lou poster
Directed by
Anna Foerster
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 784 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and her reclusive neighbor race through a storm to rescue her kidnapped daughter. Along the way secrets about both women come to light.

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What happens

Lou is a 2022 American crime thriller film directed by Anna Foerster. The film stars Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley Asha Bateman, and Matt Craven. As a massive storm rages on a remote Washington island, a young girl is kidnapped. Her mother Hannah works with her reclusive, next-door neighbor Lou to follow the kidnapper, and along the way they face many challenges and long-kept secrets are revealed. Lou was released on September 23, 2022, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Janney's performance but criticized the writing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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