The Lobster

2015 · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

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.

The Lobster (2015), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Colin Farrell
• Rachel Weisz
• Olivia Colman
• Léa Seydoux
• Michael Smiley
• Ariane Labed
• John C. Reilly
• Ben Whishaw
• Angeliki Papoulia
• Jessica Barden

Crew

• Thimios Bakatakis — Director of Photography
• Yorgos Mavropsaridis — Editor
• Efthimis Filippou — Writer
• Yorgos Lanthimos — Writer

More from Yorgos Lanthimos

1. Poor Things (2023) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Favourite (2018) — 85/100 · hit
3. Dogtooth (2009) — 79/100
4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) — 76/100
5. Bugonia (2025) — 76/100
6. Alps (2011) — 66/100

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