The Boxtrolls
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles.
2014 • 97 min • Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 67 Audience · 1839 · 49%
An orphaned boy raised by quirky, trash-collecting creatures called Boxtrolls ventures above ground to save them from a pest exterminator. He uncovers secrets about his past and challenges societal prejudices in this charming stop-motion adventure.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some characters are menacing and threatening.
- There are scenes of peril and chasing.
- Characters consume an odd cheese-like substance.
What it models well
- Embracing differences
- Family bonds and belonging
- Standing up for what is right
- The importance of empathy
Talk about it after
- Judging others based on appearance
- What makes a family
- Overcoming fears and prejudice
- The consequences of ambition
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Top billed cast
Director: Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi • Crew: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava
Ben Kingsley
Snatcher (voice)
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Eggs (voice)
Elle Fanning
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)
Toni Collette
Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
Jared Harris
Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
Nick Frost
Mr. Trout (voice)
Richard Ayoade
Mr. Pickles (voice)
Tracy Morgan
Mr. Gristle (voice)
Simon Pegg
Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"Snatcher" is determined to get himself a white hat! Why? Well that symbolises his membership of the town's elite - and it gets him to the table for the cheese tasting, and boy does he like cheese - even if it doesn't particularly like him! The scornful "Lord Portley-Rind", though, is having none of this - until, that is, he is promised that they will be rid of the evil, menacing, baby-stealing box trolls.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers<em>'The Boxtrolls'</em> has parts that I like, but overall I found it slow-moving. I enjoyed the Boxtrolls themselves, I like how they look and come across. Archibald (Ben Kingsley) and bodyguards, Messrs Trout (Nick Frost) and Pickles (Richard Ayoade), are good, as is the casting of Jared Harris as Lord Charles Portley-Rind. With that said, I liked them individually rather than as a group.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.7/10 (1,839)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $60,000,000
- Box office
- $108,255,770
- IMDb
- tt0787474
