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The Lobster

An unconventional love story...

7.0(7,188)20151h 59m8

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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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
$15.7M
Language
English
  • hotel
  • suicide attempt
  • boat
  • dystopia
  • woods
  • romance
  • punishment
  • revenge
  • swimming
  • grave digging
  • dead rabbit
  • blind woman

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Produced in

France, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival27 Sept 2015
    • PremiereSundance Film Festival23 Jan 2016
    • PremiereMiami International Film Festival8 Mar 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)R13 May 2016
    • Digital / OTT27 Jul 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2015
    • Theatrical1516 Oct 2015
    • Physical15Blu-ray / DVD7 Feb 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+22 Oct 2015
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 2015
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT1623 Jun 2016
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival3 Jul 2015
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1525 Aug 2016
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1219 Aug 2016
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival15 May 2015
    • TheatricalU28 Oct 2015
    • Digital / OTT17 Mar 2016
    • PhysicalBlu-ray / DVD8 Apr 2016
    • Digital / OTT16Prime Video4 Aug 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereHamburg Film Festival8 Oct 2015
    • Physical1614 Apr 2016
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical22 Oct 2015
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB12 May 2016

Frequently asked questions

The Lobster was released on 15 October 2015.

Audience reviews

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    Reno

    3/24/2016

    7/10

    > 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. A black comedy-romance with a decent storyline, performances and overall a nice entertainer. The pace was very depres…

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    talisencrw

    8/22/2016

    9/10

    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 actually being against the law. I would never have previously thought that such a state of events was possible, but recent…

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    mattwilde123

    3/9/2017

    8/10

    This was Yorgos Lanthimos' English language debut. It was really funny. All of the actors had to perform their lines straight-faced and with no emotion which is very strange at first. The screenplay and direction of the film was very intelligent and perfectly highlights the themes of the film. This film was very quirky and unique and so I really enjoyed it. ★★★★

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    Nathan

    7/9/2022

    7/10

    _The Lobster_ is the most awkward love story I have ever watched, but despite how off putting it was it touched me in ways I did not quite expect. The plot of this film is incredibly unique. The idea of being turned into an animal if you cannot find love is so weird in the best kind of way. I found the entire movie to be very sinister in nature, always keeping me on edge about what was to come next, and that was enha…

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    CinemaSerf

    5/29/2026

    7/10

    Shortly after his wife has left him, "David" (Colin Farrell) finds himself sent to a luxury hotel where he has precisely forty five days to hook up, meaningfully, with another person else he will be transferred into a beastie of his choice (i.e. a lobster with it's virility and legendary long-life) and released into the wild. He is not alone in this oddly sterile environment presided over by a prim and proper manager…

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