The Lobster

– In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 59 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
The Lobster (2015)

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 beasts and sent off into The Woods.

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The Lobster (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Oct 2015

Language:

English, French, Greek

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Writer:

Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou

Main Actors:

Jacqueline Abrahams, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman

Plot:

A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 71 nominations.

Gross profit:

$9,078,073

Production:

A24 Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
82%