Shell

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Shell

R

Oct 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

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.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 3, 2025

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

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.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 3, 2025

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

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

Rated: 3/4

Oct 3, 2025

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Elisabeth Moss is trapped in a schlocky version of the Substance, which suffers from too much foreshadowing and not quite the same biting comedy as its spiritual predecessor.

Rated: 57/100

Nov 2, 2025

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Andiee Paviour

Nobody's Reading This But Me

When did Elisabeth Moss ever not rock a scene? Her relatability is an anchor in a slalom to damnation.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2025

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Pauline Adamek

FILMINK (Australia)

While the premise is serviceable, the execution is lacking: a film about surface polish that can’t quite find any of its own.

Rated: 14/20

Oct 28, 2025

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CLux13

Quite possibly the dumbest movie I have ever seen. I watched it because I love Elizabeth Moss and Kate Hudson. But, the special effects and story line are so lame. It’s hard to be a good actor when there is no story.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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jerry W.

Outrageously UNfunny, bore fest and did I say unfunny?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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alan G.

Unnecessarily gory. Waste of Elizabeth Moss.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Dominique H.

It was cool at first, but then it got ridiculous

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/31/25

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Betsy P

I truly believe Kate Hudson and Elizabeth Moss thought they were making some kind of cool movie. They were not. Kate Hudson as a beauty maven is laughable and Moss? Why did she let herself get involved with such a messy movie? She’s better than that.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Shelly G

Terrible, people turn into lobsters, lol! Shocked Kate Hudson would be in this cruddy film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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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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