
Overview
Subterranean trolls raise an orphaned boy, who helps them fight back against an evil exterminator and make peace with the fearful residents of an upper-crust Victorian-era town known for its world-class cheeses. The two things the people of this posh town treasure most are their children and their cheeses; unfortunately, those are also the things that the Boxtrools - a race of unsightly, sewer-dwelling creatures - covet most. Clad in cast-off cardboard boxes as they scuttle about underground, the Boxtrolls may look like a fearsome bunch, they're actually quite friendly. Having previously adopted an orphaned infant named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright), the diminutive tinkerers raise him as one of their own. Meanwhile, Eggs may be the Boxtrolls' only hope for survival when scheming exterminator Archibald Snatcher (voiced by Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley) seeks to earn his entry into the ultra-exclusive Cheesebridge society by eradicating the misunderstood creatures once and for all. Little does the villainous Snatcher realize that Eggs has a wealthy friend named Winnie (voiced by Ellie Fanning), and that Winnie may be the key to solving the longstanding feud between the people above, and the benevolent creatures below.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Anthony F Stacchi - Director
Graham Annable - Director
Anthony Stacchi - Director
Elle Fanning
Ben Kingsley
Toni Collette
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
Jared Harris
Dee Bradley Baker
Simon Pegg
Steve Blum
Tracy Morgan
Richard Ayoade
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (With DVD, 2 Pack)
- Run Time: 96
- UPC: 826663218060
- Genre: CARTOONS & ANIMATION
- Rating: PG (MPAA)
- Release Date: August 2021
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[E]very frame of the film is a marvel of creativity and craftsmanship, and the filmmakers stuff the margins of their plot with lots of offbeat humor..." -- Grade: B+ - 09/25/2014 A.V. Club
"[V]oicing the putrid villain Archibald Snatcher, Ben Kingsley gives the funniest performance of his career..." - 10/03/2014 Entertainment Weekly
"In THE BOXTROLLS, old-fashioned stop-motion animation is combined with new-style 3-D cinematography to charming effect." - 09/25/2014 New York Times
"Yet as winsome as these critters are, it is the movie’s virtuosic animation itself that steals the show, dazzling our eyes with its technical artistry..." - 09/25/2014 Washington Post
3 stars out of 5 -- "As meticulously realised as CORALINE and PARANORMAN before it..." - 09/12/2014 Total Film
3 stars out of 4 -- "THE BOXTROLLS has a rich, edgy texture that makes it stand out from other animated films." - 09/25/2014 Chicago Sun-Times