History Film / TheLobster

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: The Loners stage a SecretTestOfCharacter for the hotel owner, giving him the choice to shoot his wife and live which he accepts without much consideration. Too bad there were no bullets in his gun and now he has to face the consequences of his action.

* TakeMyHand

* HandicappedBadass: The shortsighted girl, who killed two attackers after she was blinded.

* AHouseDivided: Especially when you find out that your partner has been lying about the shared attribute.

* AmbiguousEnding
** Did David go through with blinding himself? It is implied that he did, as the screen suddenly cuts to black, while ambient background noise continues through the credits.
** For that matter, was the Short-Sighted Woman actually blinded? She seems both to make eye-contact with the waiter and to be curious about the goings-on outside the window.

* AHouseDivided: Especially when you find out that your partner has been lying about the shared attribute.

* BigBrotherIsWatching: In the Hotel, they'll know if you do anything to break the rules.

* BrickJoke: When John gets married, he and his wife are told that if they encounter problems which they cannot resolve themselves, they will be provided with children, which usually helps. The next time we see them, they do indeed have children.

** The leader of the Aloners calmly orders brutal punishments to people who show romantic or sexual feelings for each other.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Butter cookies for one woman at the hotel and cooked rabbits for the shortsighted girl.

''The Lobster is a '' is a 2015 [[GenreBusting romantic science fiction black comedy]] movie directed by the Greek director Creator/YorgosLanthimos as his English-language debut. It tells the story of a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian world]] where single people (known as 'Loners') are given 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are forcibly turned into an animal of their choice.

* SignLanguage: David and the shortsighted girl work out a complicated system of gestures and movements to communicate to each other around the other Loners.

''The Lobster is a '' is a 2015 [[GenreBusting romantic science fiction black comedy]] movie directed by the Greek director [[Film/{{Dogtooth}} Yorgos Lanthimos]] as his English-language debut. It tells the story of a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian world]] where single people (known as 'Loners') are given 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are forcibly turned into an animal of their choice.

* GreenEyedMonster: While romantic and sexual relationships is specifically forbidden by the Loners, the Leader of the Loners' animosity and efforts to blind the Short-Sighted Woman could be interpreted as her response to being attracted to David and being unable to act on it.

** Given the animals wandering in the woods, and the sheer amount of rabbits seen/captured/eaten, it is probably rabbits though.

** Did David go through with blinding himself?

''The Lobster is a '' is a 2015 [[GenreBusting romantic science fiction black comedy]] movie directed by the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos as his English-language debut. It tells the story of a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian world]] where single people (known as 'Loners') are given 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are forcibly turned into an animal of their choice.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The plan to break up the couples goes off more or less without a hitch, though the outcome remains unseen.

* BadAss: The shortsighted girl, who killed two attackers after she was blinded.

* LimitedWardrobe: When people move into the hotel, their personal belongings are removed, and they are given new clothes and underwear. Men get grey trousers, blue and white shirts and a blazer. Women get a halter neck dress.

''The Lobster is a '' is a 2015 romantic science fiction black comedy movie directed by the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos as his English-language debut. It tells the story of a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian world]] where single people (known as 'Loners') are given 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are forcibly turned into an animal of their choice.

''The Lobster is a '' is a romantic science fiction black comedy movie directed by the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos as his English-language debut. It tells the story of a [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian world]] where single people (known as 'Loners') are given 45 days to find a romantic partner before they are forcibly turned into an animal of their choice.