The Lobster (2015)

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In a dystopian near future, single people are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days or are transformed into animals and released into the woods. (imdb)

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Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

Written By: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou

Starring: John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Jessica Barden, Angeliki Papoulia

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

Country: France, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, UK

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TCI | Percentile | Date Rated | # Stars (Reviews)

Stars	User	Rating
11	Dean Franz	55 _48th
Remember that scene in Dog Day Afternoon with Pacino screaming "Attica"? Sure you do. Now replace Pacino with a pretentious greek director and replace the word "Attica" with the word "Metaphor" and you have The Lobster.
9	AFlickering	6 _87th
satirises first the modern perception of romantic companionship, then the overcompensating revolutionaries with whom the viewer initially identifies, becoming less a one-sided social tract than an overarching existential tragicomedy about the arbitrary and repressive nature of all societal structures, and the individual's struggle to navigate them. it's the 'romance' to DOGTOOTH's 'coming of age' (though far less steeped in sterile haneke detachment FWIW), and it's the funniest film of the year.
8	Barthalen	72 _62nd
As a hopelessly single person, this felt more like an existentialist horror that anything else. Made me cringe or shuffle around on the couch nervously more than a few times. The extremely exaggerated dystopian setting, clinical camerawork, uncomfortable bursts of violence plus deadpan line deliveries create an unsettling atmosphere, though the movie runs out of steam after a while. Didn't find it that funny, but maybe my brain is just broken.
8	eCitizen	10 _2nd
A few choice words come to mind for describing the story, plot, dialog, acting, music & direction. Among them are; Asinine, Atrocious, Awful, Preposterous, Absurd, Idiotic, Pointless, Senseless, Inane, Moronic, Ludicrous, Stupid, Dumb, Brainless, Contrived, Meaningless, Dull, Stupefying, Witless, Feebleminded, Hollow, Irrational, Pretentious, Lame & Worthless. I found absolutely nothing good about this rotten, pathetic mess!
8	karamazov.	55 _74th
Papoulia's again fantastic. The guy at the ticket booth to the theater told me that this was "a great film, if you don't take it literally" [so of course I immediately knew to take it as literally as possible]. As the lights were turned up and the credits rolled down, some asshole nearby began this incredible exposition to the girl he was with about how it was "an allegory for society"-- "yeah," he said, with visceral pride, "I figured it out like 30 min. in." She and I seemed equally astounded.
7	aney	87 _94th
The first half is a genius satire of the society's attitude towards relationships and single people. However, the second half seems a bit underdone. Overall a quirky movie which has lots to say.
5	Luna6ix	42 _4th
If you're arrogant enough to think that you have some sort of social message that ought to be put to film, then doing so behind half-baked metaphors, wrapping it up in dry comedy, and sealing the package up with a bunch of silica packs for good measure is sure to make some conceited, snobby critics happy. I, on the other hand, am a lowly popcorn eater who likes me some entertainment--something this movie has very little to offer.
5	Hawkins	78 _64th
Jordan Peterson's No-Fap Movember goes native when he meets a 2A hippie on a hunting trip for hot singles.
4	Suture Self	9 _91st
Lanthimos is great at a lot of things - this time he succeeds at being funny as hell - but what I find most striking about his work is the punctuated violence. Usually it's jolting, like a violent lurch, and when it happens the tongue-in-cheek humor and the goofiness of his carefully constructed world all but disappears and instead you're left with an isolated moment of excruciating pain and sadness. It never feels cheap or unearned, either.
4	theficionado	100 _97th
If Dogtooth is about emancipation from a set of arbitrary constraints demanded by social authorities, The Lobster is its disquieting analogue: There is no escape, the resistance is a distorted mirror image, the same rancid sock turned inside out. Even retreating into personal relationships is useless, as they're invariably policed by those authorities, senselessly constructed around arbitrary homophilies -- nosebleeds! -- and end, alternatively, in self-mutilation, lies, or abandonment.
4	Beer94	73 _81st
Wonderfully weird. I really wish it played around more with its initial premise as the tone and ideology it set up in the hotel scenes made me think i was onto a winner. It does lose me a bit after the hotel section but slowly brings me back towards the end. Its deadpan tone coupled with its sheer absurdity make for an enjoyable movie.
4	burmashave	90 _85th
hilarious and deeply disturbing, strangely moving and aesthetically beautiful, the lobster delivers an unique tone that has become trademark with the auter of ''Dogtooth''. the rigorous, oppressive camerawork compliments the themes of institutionization and repression so well that the bits of gallows humor thrown in there become like real air pockets for a viewer drowning in existential horror and awful, systematic loneliness and emotional terror.
4	hellboy76	71 _84th
A deadpan satirical stunner. Its amazingly droll and just as amazingly sly. It's hard to rate performances when everyone is a deadpan magician but the performances feel perfectly suited to the surroundings. I can see how this movie would not be for everyone, in fact its probably not for most.
4	Leonardis	79 _31st
Okay, I wasn't actually as wild about this as critics or a lot of other people. I haven't seen much of Yorgos Lanthimos' work but this was a pretty good showcase for him. I will admit, it is very original and unheard of. However, I was getting pretty bored with it a few times. The pacing has some issues even though the story itself is just fine. The performances are mostly good too. DEFINITELY not for everybody. I may come back and watch it again, but I am not so sure yet. Good movie otherwise.
4	Yiannos	55 _36th
Lanthimos' very postmodern (i.e dated) fascination with deconstructing social rules and norms has served him well, but The Lobster is portentous and overstylized, desperately straining for acceptance. Whether Lanthimos has a perspective on humans outside the realm of facile intellectual conceits is debatable. He enjoys playing semantic games, but he doesn't always follow through. The Lobster is an undercooked high concept 'art' film that's well made but is less daring than it initially seems.
4	joel-w-m	9 _92nd
The deadpan delivery of this disturbing dystopia is darkly witty and effectively creepy but starts to wear a little thin near the middle-but then in a brilliant move, the madness reaches its blood-on-the-bathroom-floor pinnacle, someone breaks (emotionally and literally, making a break for it), the pendulum swings, and the weird world is expanded. Strikingly shot and scored, this film raises fascinating questions on relationships and identity. Could've done without most of the narration though.
3	Anomaly	78 _69th
Strong satire of society's attitudes on relationships, the constraints this puts on us, and how individuals struggle to deal with this. However, the commentary on loneliness fell a bit short for me, as the second half's scenario is much less compelling than the dystopian hotel, and it's also less funny in general. Or maybe the concept could only be stretched so far before becoming redundant. Still a good source of some great dark comedy.
3	td888	20 _9th
It's just not my cup of tea.
3	Ofterdingen	43 _24th
If it's really quirky it must be really good, right? Bullshit. At least Sight & Sound could see through the smoke and mirrors.
3	Obdurate	85 _80th
I love the idea and the world it built. The deadpan satire is amazing, and the first half is just great in general. It does go down a little bit in the second half but it's still entertaining. We should celebrate ambitious and original movies like this.
3	Bown	82 _63rd
The first half is extremely strong and the kind of jet-black satire that Lanthimos excels at. It loses steam once they get to the forest but it's still funny and stuff, just seems to suffer from a lack of focus
3	dwyer	83 _76th
Lanthimos does interesting work in framing the love-obsessed world, but then he rotates the image, skewering and condemning unapologetic singles who pass judgment on couples. This next-leveling turns what would have been a creative but rather shallow black comedy into something much more interesting in a kind of not-so-fast-you-in-the-condescension-corner way. If I like this movie at all, it's because I found myself tsk-tsking in the first half and dodging the finger of accusation in the next
3	stuie299	70 _33rd
The film started out very interesting, but around halfway it just began to rehash the first half, but from the opposite viewpoint. I think the cold nihilistic atmosphere did foster some great dark deadpan jokes/laughs, but I eventually grew tired of it. I just kept wanting to punch a lot of the supporting characters in the face for how emotionless and singularly focused they were. Though technically it's very much on point. Indeed a supremely beautiful film to look at.
3	bakcheia	86 _79th
"We all dance alone. That's why we only listen to electronic music."
3	patman	56 _31st
A familiar world but a whole new sets of rules. It feels surreal to experience this weird and cold reality as it gives us allegories on modern relationships and stigmas to being single. It's complex and original but personally I find it too bizarre and weird.
3	meltemcilik	69 _65th
Very different and nice explication of love story where the idea of love has been exposed from all its angles including the laughable, absurd, hard and sad ones. splendid black humor scattered by metaphor and parallels. A great rest from all the blank and over-simplified statement of inter-human relationships we've been fed by mainstream media for the past decades.
3	philamental	63 _42nd
The first half was superb, a remarkable satire of society and relationships, with hilarious dialogue and performances from all involved. Then, it just faded, and continued to fade, and while the previous strengths were still visible they didn't pack anything like the same punch and I found myself losing interest. One of the best gags of the year (little girl kick) was quickly followed by the least tasteful (brother's fate) and that was my experience in a nutshell. Brilliant, then disappointing
3	Corbad	55 _22nd
The one-note delivery, arthouse classical blasts and slow motion, and very strange (but even more strangely relevant) premise worked for a while, drawing a few laughs and a lot of curiosity, but could not hold up for the length of the film. In the end, whatever it had begun with had fully lost its impact and it finished as a tired, drawn out affair.
3	jacobclark12	87 _83rd
This is one of the weirdest films I've ever liked. The Lobster is incredibly deadpan and dark in its humor, and its premise is one of the most unique dystopian setups I've seen. The performances from all match the film's tone well, especially Colin Farrell's and the direction from Giorgos Lanthimos is very artistic but not to the point of inaccessibility. It might not be the most watchable film ever, but The Lobster is well-acted and visually stunning with a very clever premise.
3	feublo	80 _57th
Dark, disturbing, and for me had an exceptional concept. I often find the awkward and emotionless dialogue rather annoying, but it seemed appropriate through all acts. Somewhere throughout the movie it starts to give an accurate representation of the deepest and honest thoughts among social relationships. A few repulsive scenes caught me off guard and I rather enjoyed the clever dialogue deconstructing love and relationships......I got a pig in the collector's edition.....
2	schnofel	66 _64th
These are nice ideas, and I'm glad they exist, but I can just as well remove myself from their surrealist detachment. There is more exhilaration, sadness, and compassion in Roy Andersson's films.
2	yoohoo	60 _19th
Quite possibly the most bizarre film I've ever watched. Creatively it was a masterpiece. How straight the film is acted only adds to the madness. But I couldn't engage with it. I laughed at moments that were funny, but usually I was laughing because how could what was happening on screen actually have happened.
2	djross	55 _52nd
The effect of the preponderance of formula movies is to leave audiences hungry to experience some kind of genuine narrative surprise, and so they are rightly delighted to discover the unusual scenarios and allegories devised by this filmmaker, but perhaps for this reason, too, these same audiences may have a tendency to over-estimate the films themselves. So at least I am beginning to suspect. Just didn't seem that uproarious to me. Nevertheless, some good ideas.
2	easydiff	4 _2nd
Lanthimos has constructed a well-realized world that operates orthogonal to our own, and the people in it aren't human. Their mumblecore inanity is just painfully dull, and for every funny line (for the record, there are 2 of these) there is an additional hour of truly, truly wretched awkward talking and on-the-nose allegory that's too hamfisted and self-satisfied to be enjoyable.
2	nutcrackr	79 _73rd
Quite clever and interesting. The relationship hotel was rather amusing as the couples interact like autistic children. I felt the last third fell away from its humor and message, but still a good film overall.
2	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
Yorgos Lanthimos makes comedies that all but dare his viewers to laugh. The palpable absurdity of his concepts and the discomfort which stems from it is played so po-faced and straight that it becomes damn-near wounding.
2	PeaceAnarchy	88 _90th
This was hilarious. Maybe a bit too deadpan to make the themes really hit home, you get the sense this society has desensitized all the characters so much that the idea of love and meaningful relationships is lost on them no matter where they stand. But it still has a lot of interesting commentary on social expectations, human connection, conformity, and non-conformity as if emotions aren't meaningful if not put in some relation to social expectations.
2	Space Pope	85 _89th
If I were to be turned into an animal I would want to become a bumble bee because they are fuzzy friends. I am so glad I'm married tho
2	twincinema	85 _85th
Lanthimos gets me. He burrows into my skin with his offbeat weirdness, a mix of dark comedy and stark violence, and just sorta melts into my bloodstream with gorgeous wide-pan shots of lakes and forests. He knows what I like, even if he doesn't actually know. I just like to think that he's thinking of me.
2	prowler	62 _59th
the satire and detachment aren't as hard-hitting as they're supposed to, but they're welcome. the non-acting works nicely too, but why not go full-bresson and use non-actors? too slick for any lasting impact, but it's a solid watch anyway.
2	Koalafish	70 _68th
Original and bizarre, but it became a little dull in the second half.
2	Icarus	75 _49th
Formally, quite good. And I liked the productive nature of the narrative conceit that single people were simply not fit for society and needed to be coupled off. The film did feel a bit meandering at times. *spoiler alert* The unresolved finale seems to me something of a challenge, putting us in the place of both characters--would we close ourselves into society's box in order to continue to live fully, or would we insist on going our own ways and therefore suffer the consequences.
2	KasperL	60 _50th
A darkly funny satire which loses not only its steam but also its way towards the end.
2	Dirk33	0 _1st
Urgh!
2	JakeAesthete	93 _93rd
Literally stunned that my closest TCIs don't like this more. The way Lanthimos balances the incredibly specific tone in the first half is truly a wonder to behold. If the film shows the slightest sign of strain in the latter portion, it's only because of how ambitious a conceptual gambit the whole thing is. All and all, a huge leap forward for Lanthimos, who has finally found his own completely distinctive voice.
2	Neonman	87 _86th
Nice to finally see a film that comments on the epidemic of loneliness, and does so in a way that tries desperately to escape its own misanthropy. Lanthimos' absurd and ridiculous dystopian setting is a hilarious nightmare, bound to make you laugh and have a panic attack at the same time. The first half reveals the systems of this odd order, as well as the brilliantly deadpan performances, whereas the second half (though not quite as funny) fills in the "romance" side of things.
2	slassy	30 _2nd
That was exhausting.
2	moraesfelipe	20 _1st
Another lifeless, self-punishing and miserable parody by one of the most overrated directors of contemporary cinema, a man that is capable of turning stupidity into festival-friendly art. Like Dogtooth, a film that despises audience and its characters. I confess that I liked that scene when Farrell kicks the girl, though. The rest of it is just self-pleasure, a narrative of "oh look how weird and metaphorical I am trying to be?" moments.
2	sellis	94 _95th
Another dark, absurdist fable from Giorgos Lanthimos, who keeps his stories just vague enough for the themes to be plentiful. The serious, obliviously-ironic performances give it the humanity it needs to transcend being merely a farce. What we have as an end result captures the desperation, emasculation, and utter delusion induced by a relationship-crazed society. And, like Dogtooth, we have a pretty damning critique of any ritualistic society (which, by definition, smothers the "individual").
2	eric-jan	80 _87th
Absurdly unique romance movie that even managed to give me the shivers at times as it portrays the way society wants relationships to be - which obviously is absurd.
2	begoniabol	62 _50th
A very strange, awkward movie, that has strange, awkward dialogue. I liked some parts, others not so much. Not really my kind of movie.
2	letskillrobots	14 _36th
Doesn't need to be two hours.
2	Stewball	40 _8th
When are writers gonna to learn to start with an ending and work back instead of taking a promising premise and bastardizing that into oblivion. This didn't even fade to black, just 15 seconds of.......black. Sorry to ruin the ending but, there it is. (and if you do think that ruined the ending, you're part of the problem.)
2	oldgoat	78 _78th
Interesting concept and metaphor to show the depths we go for relationships. The near aspergers-ish conversation was often very humorous. Falls short of being great but gets points for being unusually memorable.
2	SirStuckey	85 _87th
Great stuff. I found it hilarious but every time I laughed I was painfully aware other people in the theater weren't laughing. They are turds. Sure the humor is dark, deadpan, and often quite bizarre but it's just so brilliantly satirical. The second half doesn't work quite as well as the first but it doesn't hurt the film too much.
2	Okkervil	82 _87th
'The Lobster' is beautifully presented by Lanthimos. Great to look at and to listen to, and genuinely very funny too. The second half of the film set away from the hotel doesn't quite work in the satirically harmonious way the films first half does. However, despite the wanderings of the second half, a good cast, great script and general oddness make this very much noteworthy.
2	Judo Koala	86 _94th
Lanthimos is a master of satire: his wildly deadpan and jet black sense of humour forces the viewer to examine the complexities of modern love and ritualized courtship through a lens of the absurd and the surreal, before shocking you into consciousness with images of sudden violence that work as a form of continual bait-and-switch. This results in a distinct feeling of threat abounding, though Lanthimos maintains very real, very potent humanist emotions in an allegory as funny as it is moving.
2	CarsonWid	78 _83rd
Highly original with great humour. The second half suffers from bad pacing but is still packed with great stuff.
2	deaddilly	55 _19th
This is familiar territory for Lanthimos- depicting totalitarianism through the lens of absurdity. The premise is undoubtedly his most innovative and playful, however the execution left much to be desired. The major flaw here is that everyone talked/acted like robots the whole time. While sometimes hilarious, these characters were nowhere near emotionally complex enough to care about.
2	axleblaze	91 _84th
Possibly the weirdest movie I've ever seen.
2	kerembasaran	65 _37th
The scenario starts with quite some genius but starts dragging a bit and uses too many elements of violence as the movie progresses. Could have been much more interesting. Had some memorable moments and very good acting.
2	PerryStroika	63 _53rd
After they leave the hotel it seems to lose focus. The artificiality of the scenario makes more sense in the confined area of the hotel;. when the story moves into the wider world you start to ask questions about how this society works, stuff you didn't have to deal with in the hotel. Points for originality though.
2	Darren	30 _8th
All 30 points for Farrell
2	damil	85 _95th
It did not disappoint. It's definitely reminiscent of Dogtooth - bizarre, uncomfortable, challenging, and brilliant in its examination of humanity. Very thought-provoking and disturbing stuff. The performances are all subtle, precise and excellent all around. A pretty fascinating and affecting film overall. I don't want to say anything about the plot, as, just like Dogtooth, I feel that the film just needs to be experienced. Let's just say: it's not your average dystopian story.
2	Trooth	31 _7th
I think the biggest problem with this movie is that it tries to be both cynical and heartwarming at the same time, and it's nearly impossible to juggle both. There's some solid social commentary in there, but it feels like they're saying both "the world is ok in spite of all this" and "the world is far from ok because of all this" and the two messages don't gel. Probably because of this, it felt twice as long as it was to me.
2	myfavchords	77 _61st
This film has an original script with some interesting ideas. There are also some weird moments and scenes throughout the story. Colin Farrell gives a very good performance in this film. Overall I would recommend this film.
2	nickwin_dk	61 _32nd
Easily the weirdest film you'll see in a long time! Calling it a comedy is maybe pushing it a bit too far. There are funny moments for sure, but there are some horrific moments in this piece, and some of the characters traits are seriously sinister. It's an oddity for sure, some will hate its narrative structure, and although I thought it was a wonderfully written, acted, and highly original piece of cinema, it left me feeling really depressed after. Worth a watch
2	Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan)	68 _26th
This wasn't the surf and turf of movies, but it did hold my attention. What I couldn't stand was the ending of this film. There is nothing I hate more than something really abrupt and unfinished as an ending. I did think that this was some of Colin Farrell's better acting and honestly the movie was pretty engaging until it all unravels at the end. I've decided that Lea Seydoux just has a resting angry face in all her movies, which really affects her acting...
2	Paxton	82 _90th
I've given it a lot of thought and am finally ready to alter my original impression. I don't think I was wrong initially, just a little too knee-jerk in my reaction. So, to set the record straight, I would actually like to be changed into a muppet. Can I do that?
2	Minorsage	30 _15th
I feel like I would have been a better person having not seen this movie.
2	Barraoc	90 _95th
Yes, I know a lobster is a crustacean, but The Lobster is a strange auld fish nonetheless. The deadpan delivery, by Farrell in particular, is spot on.
2	disconnected	71 _53rd
I hadn't seen a new movie in a while so I was excited at the opportunity to judge this, but I don't have much to say about it, as it turns out. There's no mistaking the level of craft here -- the images are beautiful, the themes ring true, and the bombastic score is used to interesting, deliberately distancing effect -- but ultimately, I have have trouble believing that two perfectly suited lovers would end up together, like one of them would not just leave.
2	TamCam	78 _80th
One of those movies that made me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. But in a masochistic fashion I really enjoyed watching the horribly sad and concise plot unwind. I can't even be mad at the vague end... Well a little, but not enough to make me dislike this glorious and shockingly realistic movie. I might need to collect good mood for a few years to dare a re-watch though...
2	torbern	65 _26th
Visually arresting though it may be, the second half of the film drags terribly. And, spoiler alert... For all of the hubbub that the premise - being turned into an animal of your choice, upon failing to find "love" - stirred up, it means disappointingly little to the actual story (excepting a dark scene involving a dog, and some minuscule sight gags).
2	JaiGuy	75 _39th
Way off the beaten path of mainstream easy-to-digest films. This one is dark and very humorous. It's a nihilist's dream.
2	orcunyondem	43 _30th
I expected way too much. I wish the second part the movie didn't exist. Why wouldn't you follow the first part? So sad.
2	donquixotic	20 _13th
Apparently it's a satire, to me it looks like an exercise in testing tolerance for utter bollocks. I imagine this is one of those films I'll revisit a decade from now and maybe it'll suddenly click.
2	MacSwell	60 _40th
There are ideas aplenty here but too few are developed to their full potential, especially in the weaker second half where the story loses much of its steam. It's very well made technically, with most of the film's peculiar aspects combining nicely to maximise the unsettling nature of this alternate world, but the deliberately awkward narration and dialogue become distractingly jarring rather quickly. Farrell is wonderfully restrained though, and much of the deadpan humour is marvellous.
2	okayfrog	55 _31st
The initial concept of the film is interesting, but the narrative shift later on is less interesting. Farrell and others seem great in their roles as hapless rejects until we find out that they're no different than anyone else in this world. So why is it the way it is then? What is the importance of anything? Too much left unanswered, but still had some fairly enjoyable moments.
2	Armilio	73 _74th
Grottesco at its finest level. Weird in a positive way. But nothing it's really achieved here, in my opinion. More stylish and lightly satiric than a well-studied dystopia or social-critic, but it's smartly crafted.
2	flubbin	66 _36th
An interesting look at the nature of relationships, but it's almost too eccentric for its own good. The incredibly dry humor misses more than it hits.
2	andr	2 _21st
too strange and too violent for me
2	JBerns	65 _6th
Too weird for my taste.
2	ptravers2	7 _81st
I will say that this bracing allegory hits home about the rules society -- and by extension, us -- impose on relationships. The symbolism is humanized by a top-flight cast and an ending that manages to be brutal and rapturously romantic at the same time. As ever, Lanthimos takes us places most films fear to tread. He asks, with skepticism and regret, is true love a fantasy or a felony or something in between?
2	dralangrant	0 _2nd
This is the worst movie I have ever experienced. Vapid and overt satire about adult romantic relationships told in the most contrived and annoying fashion ever visualized via film.
2	edward	30 _34th
The premise is amusing, and there are many good jokes built around it, but it goes stale and falls flat rather quickly.
2	SimonCrunch	60 _21st
The first part is hilarious, but by the time the main character gets out, the movie becomes weirder and lacks the frequent bits of humour that made the first part so amusing.
1	wayofthegun	70 _41st
Didn't hold up quite as well in the second half, but I can't say I've seen anything like it before and likely never will again.
1	Kavu	87 _89th
What an english speaking debut from Lanthimos. Runs out of steam for a while near the end but finishes with a high. Brilliant.
1	nuotio	68 _88th
Fresh & unique film which is quite an accomplishment in this day and age. It's a beautifully cinematographed dystopian satire which says a lot about our relationships & society; it's also very funny and made me laugh more than most comedies. It's a bit overlong and some scenes felt added just to shock & shake the audience. Great to see Farrell in a quality film for a change, as I've felt he had more potential than what his few Hollywood roles showed. I have to check director's previous work
1	cagedwisdom	100 _90th
The kind of film that makes me want to reevaluate all my prior ratings because it's so good. Screenplay of the year.
1	cowfrappe	91 _99th
Endlessly inventive, darkly hilarious, and morbidly intellectual. Requires rewatching but it's worth the effort.
1	aethewulf	63 _23rd
Interesting scenario and good film at first part, but I did not like whole part of the movie.
1	bowfinger	79 _81st
Goo goo g' job.
1	frederic_g54	8 _77th
If there's one thing I despise, it's being the instigator of laughter; As if social conformity has made people so uncertain of themselves, they will laugh at a joke they barely understand only after someone else laughs before them. Which is unfortunate because this is a savagely funny, surprisingly moving satire.
1	Vassago	63 _42nd
Started as a very original movie, but the second half was a let down.
1	camara	81 _69th
Sátira sobre a obrigatoriedade, dissimulação e a inveja dos relacionamentos afetivos.
1	msprague	80 _85th
Crazy weird but well cast. Worth a look for sure.
1	chengming	80 _87th
The first half is out of this world; sadly it loses punch a bit in the second.
1	Ross	75 _78th
Lanthimos once again succeeds in balancing absurdity with every day elements to create a thought provoking and humorous experience.
1	mistephane	75 _72nd
Difficult movie to understand, but very rich in details what make it interesting. But, annoying soundtrack. Very annoying.
1	XakkMaster	82 _68th
Crazy, awkward movie with plenty of dark deadpan humor, but a really interesting premise that gets you thinking about life and love. Do you know anyone who will only date people with certain Zodiac signs? Well, maybe this movie isn't so absurd...
1	Kalmah7	78 _60th
As with most high concept allegory, don't expect a ton of character development. As with most high concept allegory that's made well, expect to be entertained.
1	WWallce4prez	83 _82nd
It may be a bit too thick with metaphors for some, but The Lobster's quirks and biting satire are pretty sensational. After Dogtooth and this, Lanthimos has made a mark in film that is unique and has me wanting more.
1	Kortee	66 _49th
Actually very funny, but what I didn't like was the over dramatic oddity.
1	heapshake	75 _79th
The second half is somewhat of a let down but I love everything in the institution.
1	astrakhan	79 _66th
First off, great cast and weird comic tone throughout the first section of the movie. The middle section was a bit of an unexpected turn but I can live with it. The last section went in the wrong direction, for me. Given that he's in a made-up sci-fi world and can do whatever he wants, I'm disappointed that Lanthimos didn't come up with a better ending. Still, 75% of the film was remarkable for its surreal theme and immersiveness, looked quite nice too with well-chosen locations and actors.
1	zspyry	7 _74th
Original and memorable, sometimes genuinely funny, sometimes quite disturbing. Overall I guess I'm just not fully convinced by Lanthimos' trademark style.
1	psim	88 _96th
A hilarious dark comedy about the pressures of finding love at all costs. Lanthimos takes the premise to all of its logical extremes and adds more than enough of his personal flourishes to make the film a delight for fans of quirky and unusual cinema.
1	roofs_runner	95 _94th
One of the weirdest and the most insane movies I've seen in years. It has wonderful premise and it its bitter satire of the society is engaging. Fails somehow to keep the pace and its silliness till the end.
1	Jazzaloha	71 _72nd
The film seems made from the perspective of god chuckling at the folly and ineptitude of humans dealing with marriage and singleness, both on societal and individual levels. Different and interesting, if not exceptional.
1	Henrik	90 _96th
1."She jumped from the window of 180. There is blood and biscuits everywhere". 2."That night, in my sleep, I dreamt that we lived in a big house together in the city with a large, well-lit kitchen, and I was wearing dark blue trousers and a tight cream blouse and he took my clothes off and fucked me up the ass". 3."Back then, he didn't know how much it hurts to be alone - how much it hurts when you cannot reach to rub pain ointment on your back and you are constantly in pain". PRICELESS!
1	shalev	84 _77th
It's fascinating they managed to create a distopian future where Collin Farrell is a good actor.
1	PetrosTser	80 _86th
First of all, "The Lobster" is very well-made: it pulls you in from the very first second. The main idea is brilliant and the two-act script tremendously well-written. The choice of actors was really fitting, as was the soundtrack. The obvious effort makes this original, if controversial, cinematic experience all the more worthwhile. It's certainly not for everyone, but personally I found it quite thrilling.
1	AAAutin	84 _92nd
Now I want my own Parrot C. Lispy.
1	Syntheseizur	86 _86th
Takes aim at the absurdity of social dogma, particularly but not limited to the politics of courting and the dueling ideologies of individualism versus collectivism in a film that carries on the surrealist spirit of Bunuel and Godard. The movie makes the case through relentless, uncomfortable awkwardness that many of our social traditions are simply incompatible with human nature but too deeply ingrained to change, leading to deception and violence in the interest of self-preservation.
1	dulbeb	85 _54th
Wow, that is one ****** up movie. Liked it a lot.
1	Jerky	55 _59th
Fuck this film is strange. Has a bit of an Orwellian vibe to it. Just interesting enough to keep me watching but not good enough to recommend.
1	glumpy_99	83 _67th
Another antiseptically icy Lanthimos entry has an intriguing sci-fi premise (playing neatly into societal views of single people) - at is best in the first half within the confines of the institution (overseen by a hilariously severe Colman, essentially stealing the film). Second half becomes redundant and repetitive, not helped by Farrell's too bland and nebbishy performance; because we never really come to empathise with Farrell or Weisz, the opaque conclusion lacks a real visceral charge.
1	auhasarderik	6 _40th
What Oliver Stone would call the gay parrot movie of the decade. Has choice details.
1	ericambler	85 _89th
A striking, unforgettable black comedy that doubles as an audience litmus test. What you make of THE LOBSTER largely depends upon your own notions of romance and reveals the biases that we all bring to our relationships. It's a kind of non-allegorical fairy tale that invites laughter, disgust, empathy, and bewilderment--in short, all the pathways we'll follow in our search for meaningful human connections.
1	fuzzleshnops	88 _80th
I love refreshingly unique visions like this
1	Marnau	45 _2nd
20 Gener 2016 - El començament m'ha semblat bé. Gent inexpressiva que trenca convencions, una mica wes anderson. Semblava que podia dur a algun lloc, però ha acabat fent-se monòtona i perd tot interès. Potser pretén ensenyar que les nostres convencions no tenen perquè ser més justificades, naturals o bèsties que les seves; només són una versió estranya de la humanitat, però no menys humana? Per molt que el plantejament fos alguna cosa així, en la pràctica sembla que només vulgui
1	xacviant	88 _87th
A nebbish (Colin Farrell) tries to survive in a world where the single are taken to a hotel and given 45 days to find partners; he joins a group of "loners", but runs afoul of their own rules when he falls in love with one of them (Rachel Weisz). Lanthimos adapts his style to Anglophone cinema with smashing results, maintaining the pitch-black humor and lo-fi world-building while adding little touches of humanity around the edges. The result is hilarious, disturbing...and in flashes, touching.
1	loc42	70 _56th
I'm not sure about my feelings on that. Because it's similar to Deleuzian "body without organs" as was in his previous films on the one-hand and it was spiced up with the overvoice and Trieresque slow-motion pseduo-romanticism on the other, and that prevents the film from condensing its focus and enhancing its mood. But the colour palette and the inner consistency of a lunatic order taking place in a near-future are all qualities which make it nothing less than decent.
1	comepelicula	30 _12th
It was a bit flat and all over the place for my taste, I respect the stylist options but it felt repetitive which made it boring towards the end. For me the long shots with awkward situations where a miss or a hit, sometimes funny but mostly pointless.
1	thehynes	55 _44th
Quirky,weird,preposterous with a heap of deliberately stilted dialogue.An interesting watch but falls short of being particularly likeable
1	FoxyRussian	95 _90th
This has to be the strangest movie I've seen since Lanthimos's other work. Crazy world and world building, awkward deadpan conversations from all actors, a weird conclusion. Everything about this movie should be awful but its equally hilarious and romantic. The uniqueness of everything makes it a little challenging to recommend, but I love Colin Farrell in everything he does so that helped the initial strangeness.
1	PUNQ	70 _96th
Wonderfully bizarre hunt for companionship! Perhaps a bit overly simple in their aim for quirky, but at least they don't mess about much in their loony little world. Colin Farrell singing Nick Cave and kicking little children are just a little taste of what's on offer. Got plenty more crackling!
1	P u l p	84 _93rd
Brilliant and original.
1	QuinlanLJ	78 _72nd
The Lobster is an odd, but entertaining dark comedy that is just enriched with Lanthimos' distinguishing style of filmmaking. It's a clever caricature of the present-day society's perspective on matchmaking and romance. While the film does lose a bit in the third act this is still a wonderfully well-made film that should be viewed with an open mind.
1	KenMeisters	74 _69th
Quirky, odd and full of great performances.The movie goes places you don't think about while asking about your worth in life as a single person. Also, don't choose to be a dog. At least be something cool or individual.
1	Fuentissimo	69 _89th
This movie transformed on me, which is clever given the premise. Its seriousness given the absurdity of its reality makes the first third quite funny. The lengths at which the characters go to secure a match becomes more intense, and for me laughter started to feel inappropriate. The story is ruthlessly brutal to its characters, and their surrender to circumstances can be funny, but also, and continually more so, quite sad. Bizarre, dark, and unsettling, still, strangely likable.
1	felixgartner	60 _18th
Lacks pacing, and movement. Shots are too dry. If the whole thing is an allegory, first; it's not clear on what, and second, why do we have to solve a puzzle that solely makes sense in director's mind? Also lacks humor.
1	amazedemon	70 _82nd
The Lobster is visually pleasing, with a jarring score that perfectly builds tension and helps create the dark, surreal world presented. As a satire of romance and relationships, the film is artistic, original and funny; but it mildly loses its footing in the second half, opting for a vague (slightly unsatisfying) ending. Weisz's narration lends to augment the creepy atmosphere, and Farrell performance is good, but at times I questioned his choice to "play autistic", which is trying by the end.
1	BadFurDay	7 _74th
Rather unsettling. If you can get over the annoyingly random feeling of the movie, you might enjoy this weird satirical experience where every character is a deadpan version of some stereotype you meet way too often in society. Brilliant at times, dumb at others.
1	luddifier	9 _90th
Beautiful, but I can't really explain why. Disturbing in such a profound way with a sense of honesty and lack of compromise that I feel I can't judge or interpret this work of art, just accept it for what it is. A rare feat indeed.
1	IeuanDP	85 _85th
I can see why it's pretty polarising. It can be a difficult watch and doesn't evoke much pathos, but I think the emotional blunting actually makes it work. It functions on a couple of different levels as a fun, absurdist satire on love without being too up its own arse about it. The pragmatism of this concept of needing some kind of superficial compatibility to open yourself up to someone, and of the constant pressure to affirm one status or the other is utopic - emotion and chance defy it.
1	Boxcars	7 _49th
'The Lobster' is a great English-speaking debut for Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. The movie is equally hilarious and disturbing thanks to a seamless blend of deadpan comedy and an absurdly morbid dystopian setting. Unfortunately, while it continues to entertain into its second half, the story's meandering direction grows more noticeable as the movie rolls on.
1	toddsalter	95 _92nd
Yes! I love my weird movies. Not as good as Dogtooth, but good. I see the alternate universe as good science fiction rather than comedy.
1	DMBMother	92 _65th
Absurd. Quite funny. It's like deadpan slapstick, if that's a thing. Worth watching!
1	anilscn	30 _17th
Gerçekçilik-inandırıcılık 0/100. Hayatımda bu kadar saçmalar saçması film izlemedim desem yalan olur. Recep ivedik 5 ve the expendables'ten filan daha gerçekçiydi. Verdiğim bu güzel puan tamamen hükümetlerin evlilik yandaşı politikalarına alegorik eleştirisinden alıyor. Hepsi bu
1	MALEEMOTIONS	95 _85th
I can easily see people having polarizing views on this film, and perhaps that is part of its charm, but to me it is one of the best films released in 2015. The often subtle and sometimes ridiculous black humour throughout carry this film along and underscore everything the characters do. Another really solid film from Lanthimos. Well acted and well narrated. A+.
1	siphus007	84 _84th
This absurd and off-putting relationship-centric dark satire is exhausting, one-of-a-kind, and very likely changed the way I look at some things in life.
1	ymyogev	75 _34th
Wish it didn't have made the switch around the middle from eccentric social satire to aggravated romantic drama. Farrell is bearable. Watch Lanthimos' short works if you haven't.
1	BlakeEngel	9 _71st
A truly great movie. Using the tools of absurdity, satire and black comedy to analyze and deconstruct romantic relationships, loneliness and love. Colin Farrell shows a side of himself never before seen that truly demonstrates astonishing potential. Rachel Weiss is equally hilariously bizarre and intriguing. I love that we are obviously in an alternate world but are not given all the pieces to completely understand this world, allowing the audience to fill in the blanks. A wonderful film.
1	waterfire	72 _55th
Entertaining and weird, got a little predictable and slow towards the end with and ok ending couldn't help but see coming. All in all a watchable film
1	mybad702	96 _86th
Like Dogtooth Lanthimos mixes tight direction and cinematography with an extremely original, weird and darkly funny script that I could not turn away from. Loved every second
1	dr_Robert	3 _40th
Filmen förutsätter att åskådaren accepterar några ganska absurda premisser. Gör man det har man sedan en ganska rolig stund framför bioduken. Farrell är utmärkt i huvudrollen och visar sig kunna långt mer än jag trodde på förhand. Men har filmen nåt att säga? Den vill nog få oss att fundera kring samhällets normer för vad som är "match" mellan en man och en kvinna och varför vi (I allmänhet) eftersträvar att leva parliv. Men nåt eget bud är det tveksamt om den ger.
1	peyrin	65 _42nd
Other directors use dystopia as a weapon for social commentary but Yorgos just uses it to mess around and make characters say bizarre funny things
1	themacsays	75 _53rd
Extremely weird absurd story. Very entertaining and darkly comic. Extremely darkly at times. Maybe does run out of steam a little towards the end.
1	ienjoycinema	85 _91st
Introspective, it utilizes it's bleak dystopian setting for metaphors that explore the human desire to love and be loved, whether or not love is a selfish act, as well as the societal pressures to settle down with a partner. Laden with quirky, deadpan humor, it's comedic tone helps create levity to contrast dark subject matter. It's open-interpretation style of storytelling might be perceived as contrived tho. Marred by a slow first act and a wandering script, it falls just short of cult classic
1	nil204	73 _42nd
Yes, it's overstylized but the overstyling here does not cause any hair loss. In fact, it serves as a stark reminder on the benefits of not feeling at home in the forest (that is in the woods, darling) full of ramblers, gamblers, back biters and rabbits.
1	lmwilkerson	100 _99th
I don't regard this as a comedy
1	taurus1982	14 _7th
Bland, boring, and with a central message that doesn't resonate.

Average Percentile 60.78% from 4580 Ratings