The Lobster
2015 · 1h 59m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · France, Greece · Rated R (US)
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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Yorgos Lanthimos7.0Smart score
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blind womanboatdead rabbitdystopiafarcicalgrave digginghotelirreverentmanhuntpunishmentrevengeromancescathingshooting an animalsuicide attemptswimmingwoods
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