Whatever Lola Wants
Nabil AyouchWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: OVID · Free: Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Laura Ramsey 
Carmen Lebbos 
Assaad Bouab
Plot
A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nabil Ayouch's romantic comedy-drama follows an American woman who goes to Cairo to become a belly dancer. Laura Ramsey is charming, and the colourful settings and music make for a light, if conventional, cultural tale.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,375 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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