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The Lobster
The Lobster

The Lobster

2015 119 min ★ 7.0 Comedy, Drama, Romance

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

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Cast

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

David

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Short Sighted Woman

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Hotel Manager

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Loner Leader

Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley

Loner Swimmer

Ariane Labed

Ariane Labed

The Maid

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Lisping Man

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Limping Man

Angeliki Papoulia

Angeliki Papoulia

Heartless Woman

Jessica Barden

Jessica Barden

Nosebleed Woman

Details

Director

Yorgos Lanthimos

Tagline

"An unconventional love story..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$15,700,000

Production

Scarlet Films, Haut et Court, Eurimages, Lemming Film, Element Pictures, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Greek Film Centre, Faliro House Productions, Limp, Film4 Productions, Protagonist Pictures

Reviews

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Reno

March 24, 2016

★ 7/10

> Another peculiar dystopian tale set in the future. From the director of the Oscars nominated movie 'Dogtooth'. If you are familiar with his signature movie, you will find it so good. This is not the best movie I had seen that set in the future, but like any other it was another dystopian tale. A black comedy-romance with a decent storyline, performances and overall a nice entertainer. The ...

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talisencrw

August 22, 2016

★ 9/10

This was an odd experience, as I just recently ended a self-imposed 12-year moratorium on relationships, due to a couple of bad ones I had within a short period of time in the early 2000's. It was very intriguing to see a type of dystopia exist in which 'singledom' was so vilified to the point of actually being against the law. I would never have previously thought that such a state of events was ...

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mattwilde123

March 9, 2017

★ 8/10

This was Yorgos Lanthimos' English language debut. It was really funny. All of the actors had to perform their lines straight-faced and with no emotion which is very strange at first. The screenplay and direction of the film was very intelligent and perfectly highlights the themes of the film. This film was very quirky and unique and so I really enjoyed it. ★★★★

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Nathan

July 9, 2022

★ 7/10

_The Lobster_ is the most awkward love story I have ever watched, but despite how off putting it was it touched me in ways I did not quite expect. The plot of this film is incredibly unique. The idea of being turned into an animal if you cannot find love is so weird in the best kind of way. I found the entire movie to be very sinister in nature, always keeping me on edge about what was to come nex...

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CinemaSerf

May 29, 2026

★ 7/10

Shortly after his wife has left him, "David" (Colin Farrell) finds himself sent to a luxury hotel where he has precisely forty five days to hook up, meaningfully, with another person else he will be transferred into a beastie of his choice (i.e. a lobster with it's virility and legendary long-life) and released into the wild. He is not alone in this oddly sterile environment presided over by a pri...

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