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.
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Cast
- Ben KingsleyArchibald Snatcher (voice)
- Isaac Hempstead-WrightEggs (voice)
- Elle FanningWinnie Portley-Rind (voice)
- Dee Bradley BakerFish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)
- Toni ColletteLady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
- Jared HarrisLord Portley-Rind (voice)
- Nick FrostMr. Trout (voice)
- Richard AyoadeMr. Pickles (voice)
- Tracy MorganMr. Gristle (voice)
- Simon PeggHerbert Trubshaw (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Hitfix
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
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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
Time Out London
Breathlessly paced and surreally funny, ‘The Boxtrolls’ fizzes with visual invention and wild slapstick. But the grotesquerie is overbearing. - 60
The Guardian
Set it against the shiny blandishments that have passed for family fun this season, and it starts to look vaguely radical. - 50
Variety
The meticulously crafted world is stunning to behold, imagined to the minutest detail and photographed with the sort of dramatic lighting and dynamic camera movement rarely seen in stop-motion. Trouble is, it’s not a place most folks would care to spend any time. - 50
Slant Magazine
The flippancy toward the story's thematic concerns and character construction suggests that the film, like the boxtrolls' myriad gadgets and inventions, was largely built from used parts.
