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The Boxtrolls

PG Released Sep 26, 2014 1h 36m Kids & Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy Animation TRAILER for List
78% Tomatometer 175 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls -- a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from extermination.
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While it's far from Laika's best offering, The Boxtrolls is still packed with enough offbeat wit and visual splendor to offer a healthy dose of all-ages entertainment.

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David Ehrlich Complex The antidote to the modern animated movie. Rated: 4/5 Sep 27, 2014 Full Review David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) This kind of stop-motion animation (wittily demonstrated during the end credits) results in wonderfully detailed characters and action. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 26, 2014 Full Review Lisa Kennedy Denver Post There are many more delighted 'Ewwws' than too-easy 'Awws' in this charming, if a tad cynical, feature from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman. Sep 26, 2014 Full Review Allison Rose FlickDirect This Laika Studios/Shout! Factory collaboration delivers a well-crafted product that exceeds expectations. Rated: 4/5 Feb 28, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Boxtrolls contains so much charm in its squalor, so much joy in its decrepitude, that the black humor and beautiful animation cannot help but leave an audience delighted. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Cory Woodroof Williamson Home Page If there's anything The Boxtrolls isn't lacking in, its confidence. Feb 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Edward P It’s my favourite movie of all time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Noe G The boxtrolls is my number one best animated film from 2014 and my rating is a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Martina S A hilariously feel-good stop motion movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Caleb K It has been years since I have seen this movie so take my review with a grain of salt. However I remember it being…very weird. It had an odd obsession with cheese. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Alex R This animated film is simply a masterpiece —between the beautiful themes of symbolism, drama and comedy. I highly suggest this film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review Alec B Reminiscent of the darker, more whimsical animated films I grew up with and It's nice to see a kids film that doesn't treat it's audience like idiots. Archibald Snatcher is such a great villain. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls -- a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from extermination.
Director
Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Producer
David Bleiman Ichioka, Travis Knight
Screenwriter
Irena Brignull, Adam Pava
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Laika
Rating
PG (Mild Rude Humor|Action|Some Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.8M
Runtime
1h 36m
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