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The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles.

20146.71h 37m

Overview

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

Directed by Graham Annable
Written by Irena Brignull, Alan Snow, Adam Pava
Produced by Travis Knight, David Bleiman Ichioka
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $108.3M

Top Cast

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Snatcher (voice)

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Eggs (voice)

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker

Dee Bradley Baker

Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Lord Portley-Rind (voice)

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Mr. Trout (voice)

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Mr. Pickles (voice)

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan

Mr. Gristle (voice)

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Herbert Trubshaw (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookparent child relationshipstop motionunlikely friendshipduringcreditsstinger

About The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls is a animation, comedy, family, fantasy film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, parent child relationship, stop motion, unlikely friendship, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Graham Annable, it stars Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning. An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

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