MOVIE REVIEW

The Lobster / 2015

Name: The Lobster
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2015
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7

An unconventional love story...

7 / 10 (6,844 votes)

R18+

119 minutes

DIRECTOR Yorgos Lanthimos

WRITERS Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos

CAST Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Ariane Labed, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw, Angeliki Papoulia, Jessica Barden, Emma O'Shea, Ashley Jensen, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Anthony Dougall, Anthony Moriarty

PRODUCTION Scarlet Films, Haut et Court, Eurimages, Lemming Film, Element Pictures, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Greek Film Centre, Faliro House Productions, Limp, Film4 Productions, Protagonist Pictures

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The Lobster adalah sebuah Comedy, Drama, Romance yang dirilis pada tahun 2015. “An unconventional love story…” Film ini disutradarai oleh Yorgos Lanthimos dan dibintangi oleh Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley.

The Lobster menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The Lobster menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The Lobster adalah Comedy yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 28, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

Reno 7/10

March 24, 2016

> Another peculiar dystopian tale set in the future. From the director of the Oscars nominated movie 'Dogtooth'. If you are familiar with his signature movie, you will find it so good. This is not the best movie I had seen that set in the future, but like any other it was another dystopian tale. A black comedy-romance with a decent storyline, performances and overall a nice entertainer. The pace was very depressing, but I kept hooked to it for its frequent unpredictable scenes. The first act took place in a hotel which is the introduction to the odd world...

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talisencrw 9/10

August 22, 2016

This was an odd experience, as I just recently ended a self-imposed 12-year moratorium on relationships, due to a couple of bad ones I had within a short period of time in the early 2000's. It was very intriguing to see a type of dystopia exist in which 'singledom' was so vilified to the point of actually being against the law. I would never have previously thought that such a state of events was possible, but recent trends in 'political correctedness' on the one hand and both religious and political radicalism on the other means that, sadly, nothing is impossible...

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mattwilde123 8/10

March 9, 2017

This was Yorgos Lanthimos' English language debut. It was really funny. All of the actors had to perform their lines straight-faced and with no emotion which is very strange at first. The screenplay and direction of the film was very intelligent and perfectly highlights the themes of the film. This film was very quirky and unique and so I really enjoyed it. ★★★★

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Nathan 7/10

July 9, 2022

_The Lobster_ is the most awkward love story I have ever watched, but despite how off putting it was it touched me in ways I did not quite expect. The plot of this film is incredibly unique. The idea of being turned into an animal if you cannot find love is so weird in the best kind of way. I found the entire movie to be very sinister in nature, always keeping me on edge about what was to come next, and that was enhanced by the sharp orchestra playing underneath every scene. Yorgos Lanthimos wrote the entire film in...

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CinemaSerf 7/10

May 29, 2026

Shortly after his wife has left him, "David" (Colin Farrell) finds himself sent to a luxury hotel where he has precisely forty five days to hook up, meaningfully, with another person else he will be transferred into a beastie of his choice (i.e. a lobster with it's virility and legendary long-life) and released into the wild. He is not alone in this oddly sterile environment presided over by a prim and proper manager (Olivia Colman), and is soon befriended by a rather obedient, follow the crowd, chap with a limp (Ben Whishaw) and his bemused friend who lisps (John C....

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