The Boxtrolls
When troubles strikes friends stack together.
2014 | 97m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi |
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| Writer: | Irena Brignull, Adam Pava, Phil Dale, Anthony Stacchi, Alan Snow |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 10, 2014 |
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| Director: | Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi |
| Writer: | Irena Brignull, Adam Pava, Phil Dale, Anthony Stacchi, Alan Snow |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, parent child relationship, stop motion, unlikely friendship, duringcreditsstinger |
| Production Companies | LAIKA |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $108,255,770
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Kingsley | Archibald 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) |
| Nika Futterman | Oil Can / Knickers (voice) |
| Pat Fraley | Fragile / Sweets (voice) |
| Fred Tatasciore | Clocks / Specs (voice) |
| Maurice LaMarche | Sir Langsdale (voice) |
| James Urbaniak | Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice) |
| Brian George | Boulanger / Male Aristocrat (voice) |
| Lori Tritel | Female Aristocrat (voice) |
| Steve Blum | Shoe / Sparky (voice) |
| Laraine Newman | Female Townsfolk 1 / Female Townsfolk 2 (voice) |
| Reckless Jack | Background Boy (voice) |
| Max Mitchell | Baby Eggs (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Emily Greene | Set Designer |
| Joon Soo Song | Animation |
| Irena Brignull | Screenplay |
| David Vandervoort | Animation |
| Sean Burns | Animation |
| Shane Prigmore | Animation |
| Jon David Buffam | Animation |
| Charles Greenfield | Animation |
| Rachelle Lambden | Animation |
| Dan MacKenzie | Animation |
| Danail Kraev | Animation |
| Adam Lawthers | Animation |
| Ian Whitlock | Animation |
| Adam Pava | Screenplay |
| Brian Leif Hansen | Animation |
| Phil Dale | Adaptation, Animation |
| Chris Tootell | Animation |
| Mike Hollenbeck | Animation |
| Jason Stalman | Animation |
| Kyle Williams | Animation |
| Malcolm Lamont | Animation |
| Daniel Alderson | Animation |
| Matias Liebrecht | Animation |
| Payton Curtis | Animation |
| Anthony Straus | Animation |
| Stephen Bodin | Animation |
| Adam Fisher | Animation |
| Mary Hidalgo | Casting |
| Matthew Fried | Line Producer |
| Claudia Amatulli | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| John Ashlee Prat | Director of Photography |
| Edie Ichioka | Editor |
| Polly Allen Robbins | Set Designer |
| Rick Sevy | CG Supervisor |
| Dave Davenport | Editorial Coordinator |
| Scott Foster | Sculptor |
| Annie Pomeranz | Visual Effects Producer |
| Benjamin William Adams | Sculptor |
| David Dresher | Post Production Supervisor |
| James Bellany | Music Editor |
| Paul Lasaine | Production Design |
| Zach Sheehan | Art Department Coordinator |
| Alice Bird | Assistant Art Director |
| Dobrin Yanev | Animation |
| Jan-Erik Maas | Animation |
| Gus Comegys | Digital Intermediate |
| Pat Sweeney | Lighting Camera |
| Aaron C. Shang | Music Editor |
| Laura Nakhla | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley |
| Coby Lorang | Modeling |
| Kev Harwood | First Assistant Director |
| August Hall | Production Design |
| Tom McClure | Production Design |
| Nicholas Childs | Compositors |
| Paul Andrew Bailey | Animation |
| Todor Iliev | Animation |
| Owen Revell | Digital Compositors |
| Jana Vance | Foley |
| Florian Perinelle | Animation |
| Alan Cook | Character Designer, Prop Designer |
| Maximilian Graenitz | Animation |
| Eiko Emersleben | Assistant Editor |
| Loren Van Wiel | Digital Compositors |
| Michel Breton | Production Design |
| Philip Fraschetti | Compositors |
| Jody Jenkins | Music Programmer |
| Dan Ramsay | Animation |
| Carolyn Vale | CG Animator |
| Daniel R. Casey | Layout |
| Ben Urquhart | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Daniel Leatherdale | Digital Compositors |
| Joe Kortum | Prop Designer |
| Mael Gourmelen | Animation |
| Philippe Tardif | Animation |
| Kristien Vanden Bussche | Animation |
| Gabe Sprenger | Animation |
| Nicole Cuevas | Choreographer |
| Jeremy Fenske | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Carl B. Hamilton | Set Designer |
| Vera Brosgol | Additional Writing |
| Curt Enderle | Art Direction |
| Todd Gilchrist | Visual Effects Editor |
| Jocelyn Pascall | Production Coordinator |
| Trevor Cable | Editorial Manager |
| Maggie Rodford | Music Supervisor |
| Dan Pascall | Production Manager |
| Ralph Foster | Additional Editing |
| Steve Emerson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Deborah Cook | Costume Design |
| Brian Van't Hul | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mary Blankenburg | Assistant Art Director |
| Phil Brotherton | Assistant Art Director |
| Thom Brennan | Foley Editor |
| Robert DeSue | Assistant Art Director |
| Jeremy Molod | Foley Editor |
| Matt Burlingame | Modeling |
| Suzanne Twining | Animation |
| Eric Adkins | Lighting Camera |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley |
| Niles Snyder | Carpenter |
| Jonathon Stevens | Music Editor |
| Don Andrews | Assistant Editor |
| Ludovic Berardo | Animation |
| Stephen Melagrano | Animation |
| Sylvain Marc | Character Designer |
| Samuel Wilson | First Assistant Director |
| Paul Mack | Modeling |
| Cory Rossnagel | Animation Department Coordinator |
| Carlos Sotolongo | ADR & Dubbing |
| Christina Mackin | Animation Department Coordinator |
| Joe Gorski | CG Animator |
| Simon Dunsdon | Layout |
| Nik Siefke | Assistant Editor |
| James McPherson | Digital Compositors |
| Chris Sutherland | Digital Compositors |
| Brett Schroeder | CG Animator |
| James WilderHancock | Gaffer |
| Philip Beglan | Animation |
| Anthony Elworthy | Animation |
| Alyson Dee Moore | Foley |
| Marilyn McCoppen | Dialogue Editor |
| Josh Rappaport | Post-Production Manager |
| David C. Hughes | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nancy Yeo | Scenic Artist |
| Owen Nelson | Software Engineer |
| Donna Tarabella | Finance |
| Kathy Germer | Finance |
| Cod Steaks | Set Designer |
| Guillaume Fesquet | Visual Development |
| Maggie Begley | Publicist |
| Nick Wollage | Scoring Mixer |
| Franklin Scheu | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Duncan Gillis | Set Dresser |
| Jason Bryant | Finance |
| Geoff Alexander | Orchestrator |
| Simon Goldfinch | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeff Croke | CG Animator |
| Anthony Aiello | Software Engineer |
| Meredith Koch | Third Assistant Director |
| Stephanie Choi | Conceptual Design |
| Bradley W. Day | Production Accountant |
| Ilene Morgan | Production Accountant |
| Holly Werner | Second Assistant Director |
| Christine Bergren | Legal Services |
| David J. Epstein | Third Assistant Director |
| Karen Fried | Publicist |
| Jesse Gregg | Set Dresser |
| Erin Baldwin | Finance |
| Ashley Harrington | Post-Production Manager |
| Frank Verderosa | Sound Recordist |
| Ean McNamara | Production Illustrator |
| Michelle Gorski | CG Animator |
| Whitney G. Schmerber | Third Assistant Director |
| Eric Stolberg | Sound Recordist |
| Andy Berry | Set Dresser |
| Miriam Hess | Script Coordinator |
| Jenniphur Ryan | Legal Services |
| Trevor Dalmer | Production Illustrator |
| James Bellamy | Supervising Music Editor |
| Dustin Cawood | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jessica Goss | Finance |
| Angelique Perez | Digital Intermediate |
| John Henry Frankenhauser | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Kyle Bell | CG Animator |
| Yin-Yee 'Grace' Chung | Finance |
| Lydia Shields | Finance |
| Matthew Brooks | Set Dresser |
| Graham Annable | Director |
| Anthony Stacchi | Adaptation, Director |
| Alan Snow | Novel |
| Travis Knight | Animation |
| Kevin Parry | Animation |
| Brad Schiff | Animation Supervisor |
| Eric Idle | Songs |
| Toby Froud | Sculptor |
| Christopher Murrie | Additional Editing |
| Ren Klyce | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Harwood | Musician |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Douglas Miller | Carpenter |
| Luis Grané | Character Designer |
| Chris Manning | Foley |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Rachel Bolt | Musician |
| Chris Butler | Presenter |
| Nathan Nance | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Myers | Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ira Ungerleider | Thanks |
| Jonathan Groff | Thanks |
| Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| James S. Baker | Storyboard Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Travis Knight | Producer |
| David Bleiman Ichioka | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 36 | 61 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 45 | 84 | 28 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 47 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 35 | 72 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 36 | 68 | 23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 31 | 70 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 17 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 996 | 996 |
<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 Harri ... s as Lord Charles Portley-Rind. With that said, I liked them individually rather than as a group. Frost and Ayoade being the key examples, despite being two of the same character I never felt a connection between them. Elsewhere, I rate Isaac Hempstead Wright and Elle Fanning as actors, but I don't feel like their voices suit the respective roles of Eggs and Winnie. The stop-motion animation is strong, but I just feel the plot is brought to life in a sluggish manner; the ending particularly felt dragged out to me. All in all, it's an average film in my eyes.
"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. OK, he has a deal - and together with his three henchmen starts apprehending these curious nocturnal creatures. Are they really the danger he purports, though? After one raid, we escape with "Eggs" and "Fish" down into the subterranean cavern where they live. They are a community, looking out for one and other and living the lives of box-clad "Wombles" - recycling as they go. It turns out too that "Eggs" isn't really a troll, but maybe he is the now grown-up missing infant (and maybe also a stunt double for Nicholas Hoult, too)? What now ensues is a lively and entertaining battle of wills between the exterminators and the rapidly diminishing number of trolls who have to find a way to fight back and expose "Snatcher" who has a curious doppelgänger. Whilst the story isn't really anything new, the stop-motion animation is intricate and colourful with some really engaging characterisations extolling virtues of loyalty and friendship, a tiny hint of a romance that delivers a steadily paced and scored presentation. Good fun!