---
title: 'The Lobster (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yorgos Lanthimos'
released: '2015-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Greece'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lobster-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lobster (2015)

2015 · R · 118 min · Science Fiction, Romance · United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Greece


## Synopsis

The Lobster is a 2015 absurdist black comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, and Ben Whishaw. The film follows a newly single bachelor who moves into a hotel with other singles, who are all obliged to find a romantic partner within 45 days; otherwise, they will be transformed into animals.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-lanthimos)
- **Screenplay:** [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-lanthimos), [Efthimis Filippou](https://cinepixo.com/people/efthimis-filippou)
- **Producer:** [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-lanthimos), [Ed Guiney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-guiney), [Ceci Dempsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ceci-dempsey), [Lee Magiday](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-magiday)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thimios Bakatakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/thimios-bakatakis)
- **Editor:** [Yorgos Mavropsaridis](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-mavropsaridis)

## Cast

- [Ben Whishaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-whishaw)
- [Ashley Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-jensen) as Biscuit Woman
- [Angeliki Papoulia](https://cinepixo.com/people/angeliki-papoulia)
- [Léa Seydoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-seydoux) as Loner Leader
- [Ewen MacIntosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewen-macintosh)
- [Colin Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-farrell-2)
- [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-ashton-griffiths)
- [Olivia Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-colman)
- [John C. Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-reilly)
- [Rachel Weisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-weisz) as Short Sighted Woman
- [Ariane Labed](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariane-labed)
- [Michael Smiley](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-smiley)
- [Jessica Barden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-barden) as Nosebleed Woman

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Official site: http://thelobster-movie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lobster-2015
Film facts: Wikidata (Q16996794); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.