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The Boxtrolls

Name: The Boxtrolls
Director: Graham Annable
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2014-09-10
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Toni Collette

2014 · 1h 37m · Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

IMDb 6.8 Metacritic 61 RT 78%

The Boxtrolls is a delightfully weird stop-motion adventure from Laika that deserves way more love than it got—quirky creature design, genuine heart, and enough visual charm to entertain the whole family. Watch it tonight if you want something inventive and heartfelt that breaks free from the Disney/Pixar formula.

Plot

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.

Director: Graham Annable

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Toni Collette

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