The Lobster is a 2015 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou and Efthimis Filippou. The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday and Ed Guiney under the banner of Element Pictures in collaboration with Scarlet Films, Faliro House Productions, Haut et Court, Lemming Film and Film4 Productions. A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods. Written by R. Byma. The lobster features Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed and Stephen Ryan. Cinematography was done by Thimios Bakatakis and editing by Yorgos Mavropsaridis. The film has a running time of 118 minutes. It was released on 15th October 2015 in English and French languages. The Film was successful at box office. The Lobster was made on a budget of $4 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $18 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Feelgood Entertainment.