Single on the 25th vs The Lobster
Single on the 25th has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7/10 for The Lobster). Single on the 25th is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 59m. The Lobster is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Single on the 25th
The Lobster| Single on the 25th | The Lobster | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jonathan Wright | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Lyndsy Fonseca, Ellen David, Marcel Jeannin, Elizabeth Neale, Teneisha Collins | Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, Ashley Jensen, Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz |
Synopsis
Single on the 25th
After Nell’s family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, she decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own — and crosses paths with her neighbor, who is “happily unattached.”
The Lobster
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.
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