Directed by:
Yorgos LanthimosCinematography:
Thimios BakatakisComposer:
Johnnie BurnCast:
Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
The Lobster is a darkly funny love story set in a near future where finding love is a matter of life or death. According to the rules of The City, single people are arrested and then transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods. A desperate Man (Colin Farrell), escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live and falls in love, although it is against their rules. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Colin Farrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/128/166128398_8707d5.jpg)
Colin Farrell
Ireland
Best movies:
Thirteen Lives (2022)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Phone Booth (2002)
![Rachel Weisz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/157/163157157_a94930.jpg)
Rachel Weisz
UK
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Constantine (2005)
Sunshine (1999)
![Léa Seydoux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049817_f075e9.png)
Léa Seydoux
France
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
![Ben Whishaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049753_0bc9f7.jpg)
Ben Whishaw
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
My Brother Tom (2001)
Skyfall (2012)
![John C. Reilly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/198/164198509_2612cf.jpg)
John C. Reilly
USA
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Magnolia (1999)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
![Jessica Barden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/978/163978425_700d66.jpg)
Jessica Barden
UK
Best movies:
Vera (2011) (series)
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
The Outcast (2015) (series)
![Olivia Colman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974988_fad952.jpg)
Olivia Colman
UK
Best movies:
The Father (2020)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
![Ashley Jensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438949_c32340.png)
Ashley Jensen
UK
Best movies:
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
![Ariane Labed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/806/157806398_473cb2.png)
Ariane Labed
Greece
Best movies:
Before Midnight (2013)
Despite the Night (2015)
The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
![Angeliki Papoulia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/964/161964539_ef74f1.jpg)
Angeliki Papoulia
Greece
Best movies:
Dogtooth (2009)
The Lobster (2015)
Cryptozoo (2021)
![Michael Smiley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886247_2fdbee.jpg)
Michael Smiley
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/549/161549253_2932e7.png)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Shadowlands (1993)
Rosanna Hoult
Best movies:
Adulthood (2008)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
The Lobster (2015)
Ewen MacIntosh
UK
Best movies:
The Scouting Book for Boys (2009)
The Lobster (2015)
The Bromley Boys (2018)
Garry Mountaine
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Lobster (2015)
Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble (2012)
EmmaEdel O'Shea
Best movies:
The Lobster (2015)
Degnan Geraghty
Best movies:
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
The Lobster (2015)
The Rhythm Section (2020)
![Seána Kerslake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401344_e774b7.jpg)
Seána Kerslake
Ireland
Best movies:
A Date for Mad Mary (2016)
The Lobster (2015)
Life's a Breeze (2013)
Anthony Dougall
Best movies:
The Favourite (2018)
The Lobster (2015)
Anthony Moriarty
Best movies:
The Lobster (2015)