Shell fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and scary
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, society, and technology
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and scary
Shell is nerve-racking and scary.
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and satire.
The mind, society, and technology
Its world is built around the mind, society, and technology.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Be the best version of yourself.
You are here: ShellTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with Shell
Shell2025
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:The Beauty (2026)Black Mirror (2011)Dumplings (2004)Companion (2025)Strange Days (1995)Crimes of the Future (2022)Dollhouse (2009)Cam (2018)The Eternaut (2025)Nope (2022)Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)The 8 Show (2024)Dual (2022)Paradise (2025)A Different Man (2024)Leave the World Behind (2023)Altered Carbon (2018)A Murder at the End of the World (2023)Seconds (1966)Possessor (2020)Mask Girl (2023)Wayward Pines (2015)Splice (2010)Time Lapse (2014)If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)Psycho-Pass (2012)Daybreakers (2010)Westworld (1973)Severance (2022)Videodrome (1983)Ex Machina (2015)The Substance (2024)Influencer (2023)Oh, Hi! (2025)The Platform (2019)Shivers (1975)Swarm (2023)The Boys (2019)Humans (2015)Utopia (2013)Upgrade (2018)The Machine (2013)Brainstorm (1983)Sea Fever (2020)Monsters (2010)The Hater (2020)Island of Lost Souls (1932)The Skin I Live In (2011)Limitless (2011)The Consultant (2023)Pluribus (2025)If Wishes Could Kill (2026)Cube (1998)The Artifice Girl (2023)Nightcrawler (2014)Parasyte: The Grey (2024)Made for Love (2021)Level 16 (2018)Twelve Monkeys (1995)2036: Nexus Dawn (2017)The Royal Hotel (2023)Three... Extremes (2004)The X-Files (1993)Better Than Us (2018)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Shell is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 4.9 and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery and violence.
1 h 42 min
Shell runs 1 h 42 min.
Yes. Critics average 55 and audiences 51 out of 100, so both groups see Shell much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+24GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shell in 38 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
4.9
