Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
- Directed by
- Kevin Jordan
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family in Brooklyn fights to keep their seafood business alive after a bank mistake threatens to shut it down. The story follows their personal struggles and efforts to save the operation.
family dramaearnestgroundedmildly tenseresilientslice of lifeemotionalunderstated
What happens
Brooklyn Lobster is a 2005 American drama film presented by Martin Scorsese and written, produced, and directed by Kevin Jordan. The screenplay is based on Jordan's family's efforts to salvage their Brooklyn-based wholesale and retail seafood operation when the bank defaulted on a loan they had secured to finance a restaurant extension to the business. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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