The Boxtrolls

Release Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Nationwide

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

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.

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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.

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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.
Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com
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PG Parental Guidance Suggested for action, some peril and mild rude humor
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Tagline
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes...even rectangles.
Also known as
Untitled Laika Project

Language
English

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  • 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.

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The Boxtrolls was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 26, 2014 . There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Equalizer, Laggies and Jimi: All Is By My Side. Additional information: 2D/3D.



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