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2015 · Movie · 1h 59m · R

The Lobster

CriticsCritics: 85
AudienceAudience: 6.9

In a dystopian near future, single people are taken to a secluded hotel and given forty-five days to find a romantic partner. Those who fail are transformed into animals, while escapees discover an opposing society with its own strict rules about love and human connection.

My take

You’ll like this if you enjoy surreal, darkly comic relationship stories such as Dogtooth or Synecdoche, New York; Not for you if you prefer straightforward plots, warm romance, or fast pacing.

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Cast

Colin FarrellRachel WeiszOlivia ColmanLéa SeydouxMichael SmileyAriane LabedJohn C. ReillyBen Whishaw

Director

Yorgos Lanthimos

If tonight is a The Lobster night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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