Film

The Lobster

2015 · 1h 59m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

An unconventional love story...

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

82

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.

Colin Farrell

David

Rachel Weisz

Short Sighted Woman

Olivia Colman

Hotel Manager

Léa Seydoux

Loner Leader

Michael Smiley

Loner Swimmer

Ariane Labed

The Maid

John C. Reilly

Lisping Man

Ben Whishaw

Limping Man

Angeliki Papoulia

Heartless Woman

Jessica Barden

Nosebleed Woman

Emma O'Shea

Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend

Ashley Jensen

Biscuit Woman

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Doctor

Anthony Dougall

70 Year Old Waiter

Anthony Moriarty

30 Year Old Waiter

Sean Duggan

Guard Waiter

• Yorgos LanthimosDirector · Producer · Writer
• Efthimis FilippouWriter
• Ceci DempseyProducer
• Lee MagidayProducer
• Ed GuineyProducer
• Rory GilmartinExecutive Producer
• Andrew LoweExecutive Producer
• Tessa RossExecutive Producer
• Sam LavenderExecutive Producer
• Thimios BakatakisDirector of Photography

Official US TrailerOfficial TrailerOfficial Promo 2Official PromoOut on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital 8 Feb

Release date

October 15, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$15,700,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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