The Lobster

A grand hotel, a ticking clock, the sound of a solitary piano. Couples practice their poses, a man searches for a match, the threat of transformation looms. Lanthimos pitches a world where love is a matter of species survival.

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Yorgos Lanthimos directed The Lobster in 2015. See Yorgos Lanthimos's full filmography, where to start with Yorgos Lanthimos, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yorgos Lanthimos.

The Lobster was released in 2015 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.