Release Date
June 24, 2022 (Limited)
Digital Date
October 4, 2022
DVD Release Date
October 4, 2022 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Dean Fleischer Camp
Writer
Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley, Jenny Slate
Cast
Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Isabella Rossellini
Studio
Running Time
89 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for some suggestive material and thematic elements
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 film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Capsule Review: The Youtube shorts sensation I'd never heard of gets full-screen treatment, and while Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is as delightful and amusing as you might expect for a movie about a talking shell with eyeballs (eyeball?) and shoes on, it's a movie that should have stuck to short format. This truly is an endearing little film, but 90 minutes is a tediously long time for what is essentially a one-trick gastropod. Full movie review »
