The Lobster

Theatrical - Wide 2016-05-13

Cast Colin Farrell Rachel Weisz Lea Seydoux Ben Whishaw John C. Reilly
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by Yorgos Lanthimos Efthymis Filippou

Genres: Comedy Romance Science-Fiction

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal... See more and released into the woods.

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Review: The Lobster (Sundance)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: In a society where having a mate is mandatory, a newly single man (Colin Farrell) is taken to a resort where he's given forty-five days to find a mate or be turned into the animal of his choosing. REVIEW:...

Review: The Lobster (AFI FEST 2015)

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PLOT: In the future, men and women who are without a partner are forced to stay in a place simply called The Hotel in order to find a mate. Those who do not succeed and remain single must chose an...

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