The Lobster (2015)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 119 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
71.0 TOPICAL score · #716 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Lobster (2015, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos) has a TOPICAL score of 71.0 - ranked 716 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 8 nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (7,140 ratings) · IMDb 7.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages.
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- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (7,140 ratings) · IMDb 7.1/10
- Awards3 wins, 8 nominations - incl. European Film Award for Best Screenwriter; European Film Award for Best Costume Designer; Jury Prize
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages
- Still read71,560 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Colin Farrell (actor #314), Rachel Weisz (actor #186), Olivia Colman (actor #49), Léa Seydoux (actor #523)
“On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 82, based on 44 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10