The Lobster (2015)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $15,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.895 |
Directed By
Yorgos Lanthimos
Crew
Yorgos Lanthimos
Caroline Benjo
Rory Gilmartin
Simon Arnal
Milan Ueffing
Christos Voudouris
Vasilis Marmatakis
Emer O'Shea
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Ariane Labed
Ceci Dempsey
Lee Magiday
Thimios Bakatakis
Yorgos Lanthimos
Sarah Blenkinsop
Cait Collins
Joost de Vries
Ed Guiney
Leontine Petit
Tessa Ross
Sam Lavender
Jina Jay
Carole Scotta
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Jacqueline Abrahams
Andrew Lowe
Efthymis Filippou
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Derk-Jan Warrink
Emma Condren
Aoife Byrne
Conor Mackey
Thyrza Ging
Lucy Browne
Jessica Timlin
Eoin McGuirk
Louise Kiely
Eileen Buggy
Karen Scully
Ronnie van der Veer
Danny van Spreuwel
Mark Kelly
Olivier Cauwet
Amy Ashworth
John McKenna
Sharon Doyle
Dave Moran
Jack Kuiper
Kristina Prilukova
Jim Walsh
Pierre Buffin
Danny van Spreuwel
Simon Carroll
Barry Conroy
Giedrius Nagys
Johnnie Burn
Despina Spyrou
Vasilis Marmatakis
Julie Billy
Johnnie Burn
Tara O'Halloran
Owen Magee
Miriam Ferguson
Cassandra Steyn-Taylor
Lisa Kelly
Mike Hayes
Johnnie Burn
Johnnie Burn
Kyriacos Karseras
David Doherty
Zoë Gibney
Aislinn McDonald
Anna Grönerus
Oisín Kelly
Ciaran Maginn
Shane Deasy
Joe Mount
TOP CAST
Colin Farrell
David
Rachel Weisz
Short Sighted Woman
Olivia Colman
Hotel Manager
Léa Seydoux
Loner Leader
Michael Smiley
Loner Swimmer
Ariane Labed
The Maid
John C. Reilly
Lisping Man
Ben Whishaw
Limping Man
Angeliki Papoulia
Heartless Woman
Jessica Barden
Nosebleed Woman
Emma O'Shea
Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend
Ashley Jensen
Biscuit Woman
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Doctor
Anthony Dougall
70 Year Old Waiter
Anthony Moriarty
30 Year Old Waiter
Sean Duggan
Guard Waiter
Roland Ferrandi
Loner Leader's Father
Imelda Nagle Ryan
Loner Leader's Mother
Jacqueline Abrahams
Donkey Shooter
James Finnegan
Bald Man
Robert Heaney
Restaurant Waiter
Rosanna Hoult
David's Wife
Kathy Kelly
Police Officer 1
Kevin McCormack
Police Officer 2
Nancy Onu
Hotel Receptionist
Ewen MacIntosh
Trainer Waiter (Shooting Range)
Patrick Malone
Campari Man
Sandra Hayden Mason
Arrested Town Woman
Garry Mountaine
Hotel Manager's Partner
Laoise Murphy
New Daughter
Ishmael Moalosi
Bandaged Loner
Matthew O'Brien
Trapped Loner
Judi King Murphy
Guest Room 104
Chris Threader
Coach Driver Waiter
Cian Boylan
Piano Player (uncredited)
Clive Dev
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Degnan Geraghty
Waiter (uncredited)
Heidi Ellen Love
Waitress (uncredited)
Dolores Marren
Waitress (uncredited)
Mark McCormack
Waiter (uncredited)
Stephen Ryan
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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