The Lobster
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2015
1h 59m
R
English
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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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.
The Lobster
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
David
Short Sighted Woman
Hotel Manager
Loner Leader
Loner Swimmer
The Maid
Lisping Man
Limping Man
Heartless Woman
Nosebleed Woman
Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend
Biscuit Woman
Doctor
70 Year Old Waiter
30 Year Old Waiter
Guard Waiter
Loner Leader's Father
Loner Leader's Mother
Donkey Shooter
Bald Man
Restaurant Waiter
David's Wife
Police Officer 1
Police Officer 2
Hotel Receptionist
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written By: Yorgos Lanthimos (Screenplay), Efthymis Filippou (Screenplay)
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benoliver999
/10 9 years ago
A surreal sort-of sci-fi sort-of comedy, set initially in a hotel where single people must find a partner within a certain amount of time or be turned into an animal of their choice. Colin Farrell plays our protagonist, David, who chooses to be turned into a lobster should the need arise.
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ltcomdata
CONTAINS SPOILERS8 years ago
It is difficult to categorize this movie. It is at once a surreal farce, a tragic dystopia, and a romantic tale. How good the movie depends on how one characterizes the movie.
As a farce, the movie criticizes the perceived pressure people feel from society in general to couple with each other. More
As a farce, the movie criticizes the perceived pressure people feel from society in general to couple with each other. More
Reno
6 years ago
> 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. More
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. More
talisencrw
6 years ago
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 ac More
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