The Lobster (2015) movie poster

The Lobster (2015)

"An unconventional love story..."
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👍 75%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 84%
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Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
R
Country
France, Greece, Ireland
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (6,784 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
82

Cast

Colin Farrell as David · 69% avg
Rachel Weisz as Short Sighted Woman · 71% avg
Olivia Colman as Hotel Manager · 71% avg
Léa Seydoux as Loner Leader · 70% avg
Michael Smiley as Loner Swimmer · 67% avg
Ariane Labed as The Maid · 65% avg
John C. Reilly as Lisping Man · 73% avg
Ben Whishaw as Limping Man · 72% avg

Is The Lobster good?

Most people think so. 75% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1352 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#98 / 280 · 2015
Rank among its director's films

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Lobster is a 2015 absurdist dystopian black comedy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Colin Farrell stars as David, a recently single man living in a near-future society where single people are arrested, sent to a hotel, and given 45 days to find a romantic partner. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing — David has chosen a lobster because they live for over 100 years and remain fertile throughout their lives.

The hotel's inmates engage in increasingly desperate and dishonest attempts to couple based on superficial shared traits (both have nosebleeds, both are near-sighted), while those who escape into the surrounding forest join a resistance movement of "Loners" led by Léa Seydoux, where romantic relationships are forbidden. Yorgos Lanthimos directed the entire film in his signature deadpan style — actors delivered dialogue in flat, affectless monotones while committing horrifying acts of cruelty and submission — creating a world that was simultaneously absurd and terrifyingly recognizable as a commentary on modern dating, societal pressure to couple, and the arbitrary rules people follow to avoid loneliness. The Lobster won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and earned $18 million worldwide on a $4 million budget.

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