Is The Lobster one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lobster scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lobster easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lobster end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lobster violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lobster

Name: The Lobster
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2015
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley

An unconventional love story...

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Produced by Scarlet Films, Haut et Court

2015119 min7.0 / 10

A darkly absurdist fable about forced conformity and romantic desperation, told with deadpan irreverence and surreal logic.

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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Questions people ask

Is The Lobster one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.
Is The Lobster scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Lobster easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Lobster sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Lobster end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Lobster violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.