The Lobster
“An unconventional love story...”
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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Cast
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Colin Farrell
David
Known for
In Bruges
Total Recall
Rachel Weisz
Short Sighted Woman
Known for
The Mummy
Constantine
Olivia Colman
Hotel Manager
Known for
Fleabag
The Favourite
Léa Seydoux
Loner Leader
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
No Time to Die
Michael Smiley
Loner Swimmer
Known for
Luther
Bad Sisters
Ariane Labed
The Maid
Known for
Assassin's Creed
Before Midnight
John C. Reilly
Lisping Man
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Ben Whishaw
Limping Man
Known for
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Paddington
Angeliki Papoulia
Heartless Woman
Known for
Dogtooth
Alps
Jessica Barden
Nosebleed Woman
Known for
The End of the F***ing World
Hanna
Emma O'Shea
Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend
No other roles listed
Ashley Jensen
Biscuit Woman
Known for
After Life
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Yorgos Lanthimos Director · Efthimis Filippou Writer Thimios Bakatakis Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $4M · United States release May 13, 2016
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,700,000
Gross vs. budget
3.9×
Production
Scarlet Films
Production
Haut et Court
Production
Eurimages
Production
Lemming Film
Production
Element Pictures
Production
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Production
Greek Film Centre
Production
Faliro House Productions
Production
Limp
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Protagonist Pictures
Production
A24
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Ciné+
Production
Institut Français
Production
L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde
Production
Limp Films
Production
France · Greece · Ireland · Netherlands · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Greek
Release dates
France · May 15, 2015
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 16, 2015
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · July 27, 2016
Digital
United States
September 27, 2015 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
January 23, 2016 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
March 8, 2016 · Premiere · Miami International Film Festival
Australia
October 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 23, 2016 · Digital
Canada
September 11, 2015 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2015 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
France
October 28, 2015 · Theatrical
March 17, 2016 · Digital
April 8, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
August 4, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
October 8, 2015 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
April 14, 2016 · Physical
Greece
October 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 13, 2015 · Digital
Indonesia
May 1, 2016 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Ireland
October 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
July 10, 2015 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
January 17, 2017 · TV
Italy
October 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
March 5, 2016 · Digital
Mexico
December 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 22, 2015 · Theatrical
March 15, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Poland
July 24, 2015 · Digital
Portugal
May 19, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 29, 2015 · Theatrical
April 29, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 11, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
December 3, 2015 · Limited theatrical
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 13, 2015 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 7, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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