Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Fred Tatasciore, Dee Bradley Baker, Jared Harris, Ben Kingsley, Pat Fraley, Nika Futterman, Maurice LaMarche, Laraine Newman, Elle Fanning, Tracy Morgan, Steve Blum, Toni Collette, Brian George, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Richard Ayoade, James Urbaniak, Max Mitchell, Lori Tritel, Reckless Jack
Trailer
Reviews
100
I can't remember the last time I saw a family animation so visually rich, tightly scripted and charmingly performed which was also built on a sound and progressive message.
90
Village Voice
The Boxtrolls is a kiddie charmer that makes you laugh, cower, and think of Hitler. That’s an unusual trifecta, but then again, this is an unusual film.
88
Start to finish, it’s a delight.
80
Empire
There’s slapstick and silliness to entertain small children and nefarious plots for the adult audience to untangle, making this a far more handsome prospect than any of its characters could imagine.
60
Breathlessly paced and surreally funny, ‘The Boxtrolls’ fizzes with visual invention and wild slapstick. But the grotesquerie is overbearing.
