Marcel The Shell With Shoes On (2022)
94%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Poignant, profound, and utterly heartwarming, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is animated entertainment with real heart.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is the cutest thing since puppies in pajamas! This animated gem is packed with all the feels and will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. It’s like a big hug from your grandma, but with a tiny shell wearing shoes. Marcel’s adventures are both hilarious and heartwarming, making it the perfect pick-me-up for any bad day. Trust me, you’ll be smiling from ear to ear by the end of it. So grab some popcorn, snuggle up with your favorite blanket, and get ready to fall in love with Marcel the Shell!
Production Company(ies)
MARV
Distributor
A24
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles, California, United States
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.55 : 1
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Runtime:1h 29m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2022 Limited
Genre(s)
Comedy/Animation
Keyword(s)
starring Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Isabella Rossellini, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Lesley Stahl, directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp, written by Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, comedy, animation, PG rating, box office gross $1.7M, A24, reviewed by Caroline Siede, Adam Graham, Rafer Guzman, Richard Brody, Ty Burr, Max Weiss, Kristian M Lin, Michael Ward, Rob Thomas, Alison Gillmor, Nate Adams, Rachel Wagner, heartwarming, poignant, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, one-inch-tall shell, grandmother Connie, pet lint Alan, documentary filmmaker, Airbnb, short film, millions of passionate fans, finding connection, smallest corners, alternative world, characters, stories, sheer creativity, recycled ideas, children’s toys, life-lessons, cloying sentimentality, imaginative vigor, wry shell’s-eye view, humanity, gentle humor, viral sensation, philosophical statement, need for connection, difference, be yourself
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,334,075
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,093
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 690,739
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,333,702
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,730
US/Canada opening weekend: $159,403
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $159,403
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,749
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $10,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $10,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,618
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,385,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$9,050,925
ROI to date (est.): -59%
ROI ranking: 1,733
Rosa Salazar –
Thomas Mann –
Isabella Rossellini – Connie
Dean Fleischer-Camp – Dean
Lesley Stahl – Self
Director(s)
Dean Fleischer-Camp
Writer(s)
Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley
Producer(s)
Dean Fleischer-Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard, Paul Mezey, Jenny Slate
Film Festivals
South by Southwest, Telluride
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (123) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (122) | Rotten (1)
This kid-friendly A24 movie is somehow whimsical, bittersweet, life-affirming and a little bit heartbreaking all at once. And that makes it the perfect movie for the moment.
July 16, 2022 | Rating: A
Caroline Siede
Fox 10 Phoenix
TOP CRITIC
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On imagines an alternative world where characters and stories are born of sheer creativity and not recycled ideas based on selling children’s toys.
July 14, 2022 | Rating: B+
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
An adorable little film with big life-lessons.
July 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
The movie’s cloying sentimentality is balanced by its imaginative vigor and its wry shell’s-eye view of humanity.
July 5, 2022
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
Even at 89 minutes the movie’s overlong, but in its gentle humor and wistfulness for a world of reconnection, it’s a genuine tonic.
July 1, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Ty Burr
Ty Burr’s Watch List
TOP CRITIC
In the hands of Slate and her director and creative partner Dean Fleischer-Camp, it’s charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly poignant.
July 1, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On turns Marcel’s world-view into a grand philosophical statement without losing the heart and decency that made the shorts a viral sensation.
July 22, 2022
Kristian M. Lin
Fort Worth Weekly
(Jenny) Slate and (Dean) Fleischer-Camp have a deep, thorough understanding of this world, these inhabitants, and the correlation between what we hold inside and what we share outside.
July 22, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Michael Ward
Should I See It
“Marcel the Shell” provides wisdom and comfort for viewers of every age as they manage life’s transitions. Slow down, observe, and appreciate, Marcel tells us. Wise words from a tiny mouth drawn on with a pencil.
July 22, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
In the end, this is a story about the need for connection, and it couldn’t come at a better time.
July 20, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Alison Gillmor
Winnipeg Free Press
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” shows no matter how big or small you are, it doesn’t take much to make a difference. You just need to be yourself.
July 19, 2022 | Rating: A-
Nate Adams
The Only Critic
a truly charming film that should win over even the world’s biggest curmudgeons.
July 19, 2022 | Rating: 9.5/10
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net…
Plot
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 at finding his long-lost family. Based on the animated shorts about the anthropomorphic shell.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jenny Slate voices the main character, Marcel, in the film.
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