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.
Practical Effects
Laika's stop-motion craftsmanship is borderline obsessive.
Acting
Ben Kingsley doing a Dickensian villain voice? Unhinged masterpiece.
Costume
Every character looks like a Victorian fever dream sketch.
Director
Graham Annable
Ben Kingsley
Snatcher (voice)
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Eggs (voice)
Elle Fanning
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)
Toni Collette
Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
Jared Harris
Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
Nick Frost
Mr. Trout (voice)
Richard Ayoade
Mr. Pickles (voice)
Tracy Morgan
Mr. Gristle (voice)
Simon Pegg
Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
Nika Futterman
Oil Can / Knickers (voice)
Pat Fraley
Fragile / Sweets (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Clocks / Specs (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Sir Langsdale (voice)
James Urbaniak
Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Kingsley recorded his entire performance in one week and reportedly terrified the sound engineers with his vocal contortions.
The film's class satire hits harder knowing it's based on Alan Snow's novel—Snatcher's fake 'white hat' aristocracy mirrors real-world respectability politics where villains cosplay as heroes.
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