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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

2022 · 90 min

A gentle, funny, and quietly heartbreaking mockumentary that makes you see the world anew through tiny eyes.

Directed by
Dean Fleischer Camp
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Isabella Rossellini
Overview
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. When a documentarian discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, his resulting short film brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

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Directed by
Dean Fleischer Camp
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Isabella Rossellini
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • found family
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • mockumentary
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, drama, family, fantasy
Directed by
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Written by
Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Nick Paley
Starring
Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Isabella Rossellini, Joe Gabler, Shari Finkelstein, Sam Painter, Blake Hottle, Scott Osterman
Music
Richard Vreeland
Cinematography
Eric Adkins, Bianca Cline
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English, Portuguese

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