The Lobster
2015, comedy, drama, love
119 minutes
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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10
2016-03-25
The plot and the directorial approach are not the only things that shines in The Lobster. While the entire cast does a tremendous job, it’s Collin Farrell and Rachel Weisz who will constantly grab your attention. Read more
10
Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?
2016-06-08
A beautiful work of art flourishing in its dark weirdness.
10
2015-09-11
A movie typical of Yorgos Lanthimos, but only for prepared viewers who appreciate clever, well written screenplay, where the world you will be thrown into is impossible to bear, but equally hard to leave. Read more
8.0
2017-02-19
Despite its all-star cast, conventional acting criteria seem irrelevant as performances are understated and almost expressionless. Read more
8.0
2016-05-16
Despite my frustration with some aspects of the film, I still have to give it top marks for originality and thought-provoking ideas. Read more
8.0
2015-10-24
It’s unusual concept is fully embraced delivering laughs, shocks and discussion throughout the film. Read more
8.0
8.0
2015-10-02
This brand of humour will prove impenetrable to some, and those lured in from the mainstream by the presence of household names like Farrell and Weisz will likely recoil at the darkness on display, but if you can tune into Lanthimos's nihilistic wavelength, this is a comic treat like few others in recent memory. Read more
7.5
David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2017-09-25
Thoroughly bleak and yet oddly moving, The Lobster is extremely strange but worth your time.
7.0
2016-06-01
An existential conversation about relationships through the art of filmmaking. Read more
6.0
2015-12-15
It's something worth savoring for those determined to get to the meat of the matter. Read more
0.0
Shannon Schultz of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2017-09-25
Sorry folks, I know I’m not a dedicated film reviewer because of times like these. I just refuse. Hated it.
In other languages
9.0
2015-10-24
Een surrealistische tragikomedie die eigenlijk met geen enkele andere film te vergelijken valt. Read more
9.0
2016-04-05
Een briljante film, die echter niet voor iedereen even toegankelijk zal zijn. Read more
8.0
of Blik Op Film
2016-06-10
Een onconventioneel, bij tijd en wijle iets te morbide maar ook ontroerend liefdesverhaal. Read more
8.0
2015-11-01
Door verschillende visies komt perfectie niet tot uiting. Desondanks is de film zeer de moeite waard om te kijken... Read more
7.5
7.0
2017-11-13
Op zijn minst smaakvol te noemen voor de meerwaardezoeker. Read more
7.0
2015-12-18
De setting is even surrealistisch als het verhaal... Read more
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