The Lobster

Oct 15, 2015

1h 59m

★ 7.0

An unconventional love story...

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

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

The Lobster Trailers

Cast

David

Colin Farrell

Short Sighted Woman

Rachel Weisz

Hotel Manager

Olivia Colman

Loner Leader

Léa Seydoux

Loner Swimmer

Michael Smiley

The Maid

Ariane Labed

Lisping Man

John C. Reilly

Limping Man

Ben Whishaw

Heartless Woman

Angeliki Papoulia

Nosebleed Woman

Jessica Barden

Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend

Emma O'Shea

Biscuit Woman

Ashley Jensen

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6.2

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6.2

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