# The Lobster (2015) ![Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7Y9ILV1unpW9mLpGcqyGQU72LUy.jpg) > **An unconventional love story...** > 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. **Runtime**: 1h 59m **Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance ## Cast - [[Colin Farrell]] as David - [[Rachel Weisz]] as Short Sighted Woman - [[Olivia Colman]] as Hotel Manager - [[Léa Seydoux]] as Loner Leader - [[Michael Smiley]] as Loner Swimmer - [[Ariane Labed]] as The Maid - [[John C. Reilly]] as Lisping Man - [[Ben Whishaw]] as Limping Man - [[Angeliki Papoulia]] as Heartless Woman - [[Jessica Barden]] as Nosebleed Woman - [[Emma O'Shea]] as Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend - [[Ashley Jensen]] as Biscuit Woman - [[Roger Ashton-Griffiths]] as Doctor - [[Anthony Dougall]] as 70 Year Old Waiter - [[Anthony Moriarty]] as 30 Year Old Waiter - [[Sean Duggan]] as Guard Waiter - [[Roland Ferrandi]] as Loner Leader's Father - [[Imelda Nagle Ryan]] as Loner Leader's Mother - [[Jacqueline Abrahams]] as Donkey Shooter - [[James Finnegan]] as Bald Man - [[Robert Heaney]] as Restaurant Waiter - [[Rosanna Hoult]] as David's Wife - [[Kathy Kelly]] as Police Officer 1 - [[Kevin McCormack]] as Police Officer 2 - [[Nancy Onu]] as Hotel Receptionist - [[Ewen MacIntosh]] as Trainer Waiter (Shooting Range) - [[Patrick Malone]] as Campari Man - [[Sandra Hayden Mason]] as Arrested Town Woman - [[Garry Mountaine]] as Hotel Manager's Partner - [[Laoise Murphy]] as New Daughter - [[Ishmael Moalosi]] as Bandaged Loner - [[Matthew O'Brien]] as Trapped Loner - [[Judi King Murphy]] as Guest Room 104 - [[Chris Threader]] as Coach Driver Waiter - [[Cian Boylan]] as Piano Player (uncredited) - [[Clive Dev]] as Hotel Guest (uncredited) - [[Degnan Geraghty]] as Waiter (uncredited) - [[Heidi Ellen Love]] as Waitress (uncredited) - [[Dolores Marren]] as Waitress (uncredited) - [[Mark McCormack]] as Waiter (uncredited) - [[Stephen Ryan]] as Hotel Guest (uncredited) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/254320) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt3464902)