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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2021
· Movie
· 90 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #70
- IMDb #138
- Google retired #250
- Metacritic #76
- Letterboxd #26
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #29
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- Metacritic Critics #72
- Metacritic Audience #82
- Douban #173
- Kinopoisk #232
- AlloCiné #190
- Trakt #136
Every rating
75–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 75, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who lives with his grandmother in a large, empty house. When a documentary filmmaker discovers them, he posts videos online that bring Marcel internet fame. This leads to a renewed hope for Marcel as he searches for his long-lost community.
Details
- Director
- Dean Fleischer Camp
- Writers
- Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley
- Based on
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
- Released
- 24 June 2022
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $6.9M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 50 →24 wins from 50 nominations across 31 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Animated Feature Film | Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film | Liz Toonkel | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2023 | Best Motion Picture – Animated | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2023 | Best Editing | Dean Fleischer-Camp and Nick Paley | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2023 | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Paul Mezey, and Caroline Kaplan | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2023 | Best Animated Female | "Connie" ( Isabella Rossellini ) | Winner |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2023 | Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film | Liz Toonkel | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Animated | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Dean Fleischer-Camp and Nick Paley | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Paul Mezey, and Caroline Kaplan | Nominee |
Annie Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Animated Feature — Independent | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Dean Fleischer Camp, Kirsten Lepore, Stephen Chiodo | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| PFCS 2022 Top Ten | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| The Overlooked Film of the Year | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Indiana Film Journalists Association Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| Best Vocal/Motion-Capture Performance | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley and Elisabeth Holm | Nominee |
| Best Director | Dean Fleischer Camp | Nominee |
| Best Musical Score | Disasterpeace | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Best First Film | Dean Fleischer Camp | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Indie Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Utah Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley and Elisabeth Holm | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Female | "Connie" ( Isabella Rossellini ) | Winner |
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
| Best Scene | "Marcel on 60 Minutes" | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Voice Performance | Jenny Slate | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Dean Fleischer Camp | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film Release | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Indie Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Dean Fleischer Camp and Nick Paley | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Dean Fleisher Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Cinema Eye Honors
1 nomination
| Heterodox Award | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | Nominee |