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References
Vertigo (1958)
 -  In Lola Rennt, the painting on the wall of the casino (woman in grey suit with hair in spiral bun) is of Madeleine Elster (who in Vertigo is looking at a painting of Carlotta Valdes), and supports the spiral motif employed in both films.
Die Blechtrommel (1979)
 -  In a few scenes, Lola breaks glass by screaming, just like Blechtrommel's main character Oskar. Similar cuts between Lola and scattering glass items.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
News - Bericht über eine Reise in eine strahlende Zukunft (1986) (TV)
Przypadek (1987)
Trainspotting (1996)
 -  duplicates the shot in which Renton in Trainspotting is almost hit by a car
Dangan ranna (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Referenced in
"The X Files: Monday (#6.14)" (1999)
 -  This episode has a resemblance to the movie, because we see 4 different "what if"-stories... they look almost the same, only with the difference that if you change just a little bit in the story, then the future can change completely
28 Days (2000)
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (2000)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Unfriendly Skies (#1.9)" (2000)
 -  As they're about to recreate the events in the plane, Grissom says "We're gonna have to do a Run Lola Run and play this in literal time"
Naken (2000)
O kalyteros mou filos (2001)
 -  Mentioned by Andrea
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Y tu mamá también (2001)
Fifteen Minutes (2002)
Cherish (2002)
Heaven (2002/I)
Femme Fatale (2002)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beneath You (#7.2)" (2002)
 -  Young German girl with radical, slightly mussed pink hair, running around.
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: Fish (#3.2)" (2003)
 -  Poster can be seen.
Four.50 (2003)
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: Schluballybub (#3.10)" (2003)
 -  Poster can be seen in flat.
Ek Din 24 Ghante (2003)
The Receipt (2005)
 -  The entire short film The Receipt is an homage to Run Lola Run. Note...the comments/review on The Receipt's IMBd page make note of this reference.
"Scrubs: My Bright Idea (#5.16)" (2006)
 -  The music playing while the janitor is running towards J.D. is from the film Run Lola Run.
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: Finger Sniffing (#6.7)" (2006)
 -  Poster
The Cools (2006)
 -  At the end of the movie, the protagonist answers a radio trivia question about this film.
The World of the End (2006)
 -  Techno-music-driven sequence with score deliberately riffing on "Lola rennt" running music
A Broken Life (2008)
 -  Max enters a stairwell and says to Bud "Maybe you could animate this part"
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
 -  The name is a reference to the english translation 'Run Lola Run'.
"At the Movies: (#6.2)" (2009)
 -  Run Lola Run is mentioned in a review of The International as another movie directed by Tom Tykwer.
One Minutes (2009)
 -  The section Crisp Packets in One Minutes references Run Lola Run's theme, structure and style.
"Psych: The Devil Is in the Details... And the Upstairs Bedroom (#4.4)" (2009)
 -  A "possesed" girl speaks german during a possession episode, actually she's quoting "Run Lola Run" wich, as mentionend later, is her favourite movie.
Featured in
De grote vakantie (2000)
The 2000 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2000) (TV)
 -  clips
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Footage from this is featured.
Schnitte in Raum und Zeit (2006)
 -  clips shown
Spoofed in
Scary Movie (2000)
 -  Zooming in on the phone as it rings, then zooming in on Cindy and hitting her in the head with the camera
Roll Lola Roll (2000)
 -  we love that film.
"Spaced: Back (#2.1)" (2001)
 -  The rapid-fire "photo" montage showing Brian and Twists's bizarre sexual behavior is an idea taken (complete with sound effects) from Run Lola Run, specifically the film's own sexual deviance montage.
"The Simpsons: Trilogy of Error (#12.18)" (2001)
 -  Lisa runs in desperation to reach her destination to a time limit and techno music; spoofing Run Lola Run.
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
 -  Run Ronnie Run! (2002) is a parody.
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002) (V)
 -  A chase scene in the short "Poker" uses similar music. DVD audio commentary indicates that it is specifially parodying this movie
Run Leia Run (2003)
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
 -  Includes a spoof of Run Lola Run
Lilli rennt (2006)
 -  The whole thing is a persiflage of Run Lola Run.

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