The Lobster

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The Lobster

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Released Jun 3, 2016

1h 58m

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Fantasy

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In a dystopian society, single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice.

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Critics Consensus

As strange as it is thrillingly ambitious, The Lobster is definitely an acquired taste -- but for viewers with the fortitude to crack through Yorgos Lanthimos' offbeat sensibilities, it should prove a savory cinematic treat.

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Jordan Hoffman

Esquire Magazine

Like all good satire, it takes what's already obvious about the world around us and just transforms it into something new.

Oct 18, 2018

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Part of the joy of Lanthimos's film is seeing in it any degree of subtext you like.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

This is the type of film I'm going to watch multiple times, obsessing over every choice Lanthimos and his talented team of cinematic craftsmen made in order to see it come to life.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 9, 2016

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

The Lobster is an uncanny and bizarre cinematic experience, and, if this is Lanthimos’s starting point, he may prove to be one of the most original directors of the twenty-first century.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 9, 2024

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JD Duran

InSession Film

He isn’t a director for everyone, but I love his style of filmmaking. The Lobster especially is one of the most unique films I’ve seen in a decade. The premise is not only bizarre, but it features some wonderful irony about the absurdity of relationships.

Aug 8, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Lanthimos' particular style, characterized by intense camera movements and exquisite shot compositions, is reminiscent of the best Kubrick. [Full review in Spanis]

Rated: 8/10

Apr 11, 2024

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Finn H

Quirky, funny, brilliance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Nadya L

Kept waiting for it to get better and it never did. I wish I could get those 2 hours of my life back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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yass m

pretensious and sick

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Jamie M

Sorry, I thought this was terrible. The idea is interesting, a sort of Brave New World done in a Woody Allen way. But it totally failed on every level for me. From the banal monotone narration by Rachel Weisz...through the wooden acting of, well, everyone. I guess the characters were intended to be wooden and joyless but why? I understand what the film was trying to say, but after 10 minutes that message was received and it just became boring and pointless. I have no idea how it ended as I fell asleep. Did I care enough to watch back, not a chance! That mystery remains unsolved.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Audience Member

idea is good but I cant say the same about the movie. only the first hour of the movie got me interested the other part was boring and was little bit meaningless

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Colin M

A society where single unattached people aren't welcome. Will be dealt with differently. So, become desperate to pair up in a relationship. This was a stupid movie trying to masquerade as clever and surreal but its premises were too silly and absurd to be believable, it didn't make sense, so it didn't really work as a set of ideas. It got too stupid to be clever. Also, it was a bit slow, and dragged. Also, there weren't any lobsters. But a good try.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Synopsis

In a dystopian society, single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey, Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenwriter: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Haut et Court, Element Pictures, Faliro House, Scarlet Films, Lemming Film
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Dialogue|Some Violence)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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