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The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

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The Boxtrolls

"Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles."

2014

1h 37m

6.7(1831 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Snatcher (voice)

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Eggs (voice)

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker

Dee Bradley Baker

Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Lord Portley-Rind (voice)

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Mr. Trout (voice)

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Mr. Pickles (voice)

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan

Mr. Gristle (voice)

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Herbert Trubshaw (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Graham Annable
Anthony Stacchi
Written by: Irena Brignull
Adam Pava
Produced by: Travis Knight
David Bleiman Ichioka

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