Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shell end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shell easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shell

Name: Shell
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Chloe Pirrie, Joseph Mawle, Michael Smiley, Iain De Caestecker, Kate Dickie

Directed by Scott Graham

Produced by Brocken Spectre Jockey Mutch

201291 min6.2 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age drama about a young woman trapped by filial duty in a desolate Scottish landscape, yearning for escape and connection.

Abandoned by her mother when she was a child, Shell has stayed to take care of her dying father but now feels trapped within the beautiful but desolate landscape that surrounds her. With only her routine of running the decaying petrol station, taking care of her father, and spending afternoons in her bedroom with a local mechanic, life is passing Shell by with every passing truck that rattles her walls. One day a salesman stops to re-fuel and offers Shell a taste of the outside world that takes her closer than ever to the edge of the road and her desire to escape.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Workplace Movies Family Relationships Teen Coming Of Age Stories Natural Landscapes

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Scotland Gas Station Coming Of Age Highlands

Questions people ask

Is Shell sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Shell violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Shell scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Shell end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Shell easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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