The Lobster

2015 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Movie film Q16996794
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The Lobster

Summary

The Lobster is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,105 views/month, #823 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lobster received the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3].
  • The Lobster received the European Film Award for Best Costume Designer[4].
  • The Lobster received the Jury Prize[5].
  • The Lobster's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Lobster was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos[7].
  • Yorgos Lanthimos wrote the screenplay for The Lobster[8].
  • Efthimis Filippou wrote the screenplay for The Lobster[9].
  • The Lobster's genre is science fiction film[10].
  • The Lobster's genre is romantic comedy film[11].
  • The Lobster's genre is dystopian film[12].
  • The Lobster's genre is arthouse science fiction film[13].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Colin Farrell[14].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Rachel Weisz[15].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Ben Whishaw[16].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Léa Seydoux[17].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was John C. Reilly[18].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Ashley Jensen[19].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Olivia Colman[20].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Jessica Barden[21].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Roger Ashton-Griffiths[22].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Michael Smiley[23].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Ariane Labed[24].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Angeliki Papoulia[25].
  • A cast member of The Lobster was Ewen MacIntosh[26].
  • The Lobster was produced by Ceci Dempsey[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ceci Dempsey[27], Ed Guiney[28], Yorgos Lanthimos[29], and Lee Magiday[30]. The Lobster was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos[7]. Screenwriters include Yorgos Lanthimos[8] and Efthimis Filippou[9]. Cast members include Colin Farrell[14], Rachel Weisz[15], Ben Whishaw[16], Léa Seydoux[17], John C. Reilly[18], and Ashley Jensen[19].

Publication

Publication dates include May 15, 2015[31], October 16, 2015[32], October 22, 2015[33], October 28, 2015[34], April 14, 2016[35], and June 23, 2016[36]. The original language of The Lobster was English[37]. Genres include science fiction film[10], romantic comedy film[11], dystopian film[12], and arthouse science fiction film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[38].

Subject and Themes

The Lobster's main subject is romantic love[39].

Reception

Awards received include European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3], an award for best screenplay[40], founded in 1988[41]; European Film Award for Best Costume Designer[4], a class of award[42], founded in 2013[43]; and Jury Prize[5], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[44], in France[45]. Reviews include 7.5/10[46], 87%[47], 82/100[48], and 7.1/10[49].

Why It Matters

The Lobster ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,105 views/month, #823 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did The Lobster receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[3], European Film Award for Best Costume Designer[4], and Jury Prize[5].

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  40. [36] . wikidata.org.
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  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  7. 20w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis
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