Cold Fish vs Shell
Cold Fish has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 4.9/10 for Shell). Shell is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 26m. Cold Fish is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cold Fish
Shell| Cold Fish | Shell | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 26m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Max Minghella |
| Main cast | Denden, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Ashikawa, Tetsu Watanabe, Masaki Miura | Elisabeth Moss, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lionel Boyce, Kate Hudson, Spencer Neville |
Synopsis
Cold Fish
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
Shell
Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon—only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.
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