Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Name: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 24, 2022
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Blake Hottle, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Jeremy Evans

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A24 | Release Date: June 24, 2022 | PG

Starring: Blake Hottle, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Jeremy Evans, Joe Gabler, Lesley Stahl, Rosa Salazar, Samuel Painter, Scott Osterman, Shari Finkelstein, Thomas Mann

Summary: Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short filmMarcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family. … Expand

Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 min

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RogerEbert.com Carla Renata

Jun 21, 2022

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On will make your spirit soar and remind you to enjoy those you love, inhale a bit of fresh air, and respect the earth every second as though it were your very first time. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Jun 23, 2022

Fleischer-Camp and Slate are able to expand Marcel’s story in a way that doesn’t stretch out this concept, but rather, expands the possibilities of Marcel’s grandiose world and shows us our world from an entirely new perspective. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a film with massive ambitions and an even larger heart. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Jun 24, 2022

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is the most unassuming and delicate of movies, but don’t be shocked if it leaves you in ruins. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Sep 6, 2021

Marcel the Shell seamlessly marries big ideas with charm and humor (and inventive stop-motion work to boot). In short, it’s the cutest film about familial grief you’ll see all year, perhaps ever. Read full review

Justin Chang

Jun 23, 2022

Like those early shorts, then, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is essentially a mockumentary, though one with a far more complex visual scheme and a more ambitious tonal range. Read full review

Rafael Motamayor

Mar 15, 2022

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On suffers from an aimless plot that feels stretched too thin, but it provides one of the most endearing and adorable animated characters since Paddington Bear. It delivers enough heart, laughs, and innocence to forgive its shortcomings. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jun 23, 2022

The self-reflexiveness of the entire enterprise only breaks the spell that Slate and Camp work hard to maintain — one which Rossellini effortlessly keeps intact with intelligence, beautifully controlled phrasing and a soft, melodious warmth that feels like a tender caress. Read full review

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