The Boxtrolls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 13, 2015

The Boxtrolls

Release Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Theaters

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, Arichibald Snatcher.

Director: Graham Annable • Anthony Stacchi

Starring: Ben Kingsley • Toni Collette • Elle Fanning • Isaac Hempstead Wright • Simon Pegg

PG Adventure N/A

4.35 / 5.0

19% WILL SEE 81% WON'T SEE

Rent or buy

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.

Adventure Fantasy 3D Animated Fairy Tale

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Who stars in The Boxtrolls – Cast List

Ben Kingsley
... Archibald Snatcher (voice)

Young Washington , Wonder Man (mini-series)
Toni Collette
... (voice)

Goodbye June, Mickey 17
Elle Fanning
... Winnie (voice)

Predator: Badlands, Sentimental Value
I
Isaac Hempstead Wright
... Eggs (voice)

Voyagers, The Blue Mauritius
Simon Pegg
... (voice)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
J
Jared Harris
... (voice)

Violent Night 2, Lincoln
Nick Frost
... (voice)

Whistle, Get Away
R
Richard Ayoade
... (voice)

The Bad Guys 2, The Phoenician Scheme
Tracy Morgan
... (voice)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, G-Force

Who is making The Boxtrolls – Crew List

Director: Graham Annable
Anthony Stacchi
Screenwriter: Irena Brignell

Studios: Focus Features
Production Company: Laika Entertainment

Production – What we know about the The Boxtrolls

Key Facts

As on the previous animation collaborations ParaNorman and Coraline, Focus will hold worldwide distribution rights to The Boxtrolls, and Universal Pictures International will release the movie overseas (with eOne Distribution handling Canada).
A 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature based on Alan Snow's bestselling fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2014

Completed

Changed The Boxtrolls movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for action, some peril and mild rude humor
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Heroes come in all shapes and sizes...even rectangles.
Also known as: Untitled Laika Project
Language: English

The Boxtrolls Trailers and Clips

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The Boxtrolls Release Date: When was the film released?

The Boxtrolls was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 26 , 2014. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including The Equalizer, Laggies and Good People. Additional information: 2D/3D.