The Boxtrolls Movie

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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.

Who's Involved:

Isaac Hempstead Wright, Nick Frost, Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Tracy Morgan, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable, Irena Brignell

Release Date:

Friday, September 26, 2014 Nationwide

PG   PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED MPA
action, some peril and mild rude humor
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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.

official plot version from focusfeatures.com


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Who stars in The Boxtrolls: Cast List

... Archibald Snatcher (voice)

The Jungle Book, Jules  

... (voice)

Mickey 17, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken  

... Winnie (voice)

The Nightingale, Maleficent  

... Eggs (voice)

Voyagers, The Blue Mauritius  

... (voice)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two  

... (voice)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Morbius  

... (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon, Paul  

... (voice)

Soul (re-release), The Bad Guys  

... (voice)

Cop Out, What Men Want  

Who's making The Boxtrolls: Crew List

A look at the The Boxtrolls behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Production Company

Laika Entertainment

Production: What we know about The Boxtrolls?

Key Facts

  1. 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).
  2. A 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature based on Alan Snow's bestselling fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2014 - April: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2013 - July: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2013 - February: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2010 - February: The film was set to Development  status.

The Boxtrolls Release Date: When was the film released?


The Boxtrolls was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, September 26, 2014. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Equalizer, Laggies and A Matter of Faith. Additional information: 2D/3D.

The Boxtrolls DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Boxtrolls was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 .

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