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The Lobster

An unconventional love story...

2015 · 1h 59m · R Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

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Overview

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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89%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The Lobster argues that the kind of pressure society places on us to find a soulmate can lead to reckless choices. But the movie gives the alternative - people who are happy being single - the same radical treatment.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh

Lanthimos doesn't deliver all the way, but he sticks his landing mightily and whets appetites for whatever he decides to do next.

Adam Graham, Detroit News
Fresh

If you're open to embracing a film that declines to pander to expectations, you should definitely make a date with "The Lobster."

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

Lanthimos forgoes easy sentiments about the transformative power of love; this may turn off some viewers, but there's a certain liberation and even some relief in knowing that societal pressure to settle down can be just as cruel as loneliness.

Leah Pickett, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Highly original and mordantly funny. Perfect for fans of Franz Kafka, Charlie Kaufman and other bleak surrealists.

Rafer Guzman, Newsday

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