Shell

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Shell

2024,

1h 40m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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Struggling actress Samantha is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company which promises to keep its clients looking young forever. Samantha's life and career is transformed by the treatment, and she develops a burgeoning friendship with Shell's CEO, the ultra-glamorous Zoe Shannon. When a string of former Shell patients go missing under mysterious circumstances, including popular social media star Chloe Benson, Samantha starts to fear she may be in danger herself.

Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 3, 2025

2/5

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.

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Oct 3, 2025

2/5

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.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Oct 3, 2025

3/4

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

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Michelle Swope

Elements of Madness

Dec 29, 2025

3.5/5

The film takes some amusing jabs at our overreliance on technology while making a straightforward statement on women, aging, and outrageous beauty expectations.

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Christian Toto

HollywoodInToto.com

Dec 24, 2025

2.5/4

'Substance'-style horror-comedy goes campy at just the right moment.

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

Dec 17, 2025

2/5

Its lurch into grisly thriller territory for the final act is a total failure.

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Struggling actress Samantha is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company which promises to keep its clients looking young forever. Samantha's life and career is transformed by the treatment, and she develops a burgeoning friendship with Shell's CEO, the ultra-glamorous Zoe Shannon. When a string of former Shell patients go missing under mysterious circumstances, including popular social media star Chloe Benson, Samantha starts to fear she may be in danger herself.

Director: Max Minghella
Producer: Fred Berger, Alicia Van Couvering, Norman Golightly, Max Minghella, Lindsey McManus, Elisabeth Moss, Hal Sadoff, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Screenwriter: Jack Stanley
Production Co: Range Media Partners, Blank Tape, Love & Squalor Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 40m

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