Shell

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Shell

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2025

1h 40m

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Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson)--only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 3

2/5

At its best, it’s quite funny. At its worst, it’s mildly disgusting, with Moss suffering its most egregious indignities, but Minghella does recover his wit in time to bring Zoe’s role in the mess to a fitting finish.

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Oct 3

2/5

If only Shell was as outrageously fun as that all makes it sound, but there’s something oddly flat about it, actor-turned-director Max Minghella struggling to bring the luridly indulgent pleasures that something as silly as this so obviously needs.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Oct 3

3/4

As gnarly as things get, director Max Minghella and screenwriter Jack Stanley maintain a keen feeling for farce.

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Michelle Swope

Elements of Madness

Dec 29

3.5/5

The film takes some amusing jabs at our overreliance on technology while making a straightforward statement on women, aging, and outrageous beauty expectations.

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Christian Toto

HollywoodInToto.com

Dec 24

2.5/4

'Substance'-style horror-comedy goes campy at just the right moment.

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

Dec 17

2/5

Its lurch into grisly thriller territory for the final act is a total failure.

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Dennis B

@TheBeaz2000 2d

Know going in that this is one of those movies with a great premise, and it is actually interesting until the writer and/or director either got lazy or ran out of money. Moss's The Invisible Man had such a great ending, but this one is just terrible. Hudson is still eye candy, and I wish the second half of the movie was as good as the first.

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Adrienne H

@Aya123179 4d

Worst movie I have ever watched!

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Tori B

@Filmfanhead 4d

I don't know how anyone thought this was funny. Had a great premise and feel apart after the half-way point. A shame. I really wanted it to be good.

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Mary Ann S

@maryannsaunders Feb 6

Ridiculous plot. Mediocre acting.

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Nancy B

@Nanceee Feb 1

The movie was good until Chloe turned into a LOBSTER !!!! A bit far fetched lol

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Bree

@Braynes Jan 30

A horrible remake of "the substance." This movie is "the substance-less." Made us bored.

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Synopsis

Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson)--only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.

Director: Max Minghella
Producer: Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Lindsey McManus, Hal Sadoff, Norman Golightly, Alicia Van Couvering
Screenwriter: Jack Stanley
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: Range Media Partners, Blank Tape, Love & Squalor Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2025
Runtime: 1h 40m

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