The Lobster
In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Released
- 2015
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, Belgium, United States
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Top credits
Colin Farrell — David
Rachel Weisz — Short Sighted Woman
Jessica Barden — Nosebleed Woman
Olivia Colman — Hotel Manager
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
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• The production worked almost entirely with natural light and without makeup. Lighting was only used for some night scenes.
• Colin Farrell gained forty pounds for his role in this film.
• David (Colin Farrell), Robert (John C. Reilly) and John (Ben Wishaw) are the only named characters in the movie.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $9,077,245
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $190,252 (2016-05-15)
User reviews
Very true reflections of our society
Good start poor ending
Tale of Two
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
