Shell vs The Orphanage
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 4.9/10 for Shell). Shell is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 45m. The Orphanage is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shell
The Orphanage| Shell | The Orphanage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Max Minghella | J.A. Bayona |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Moss, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lionel Boyce, Kate Hudson, Spencer Neville | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar |
Synopsis
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.
The Orphanage
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
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