Single people are sent to a hotel and given a deadline to find a partner or become an animal. The Lobster was released in 2015.
Its deadpan absurdity turns romance into bureaucracy, then finds something unexpectedly tender in the wreckage.
What makes The Lobster a strong choice tonight is not simply the premise, but the way it gives that premise room to gather force. It rewards an uninterrupted watch, when its tone and rhythm can do their work.
Choose it when you want a film with a clear point of view rather than something to half-watch. Save it now, then come back to PLOT with the scene, performance or feeling that stays with you.
