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The Boxtrolls

  • 2014
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
66K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,166
5,248
Ben Kingsley, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Pat Fraley, Nick Frost, Nika Futterman, Tracy Morgan, Fred Tatasciore, Elle Fanning, Richard Ayoade, and Isaac Hempstead Wright in The Boxtrolls (2014)
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.
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A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.

  • Directors
    • Graham Annable
    • Anthony Stacchi
  • Writers
    • Irena Brignull
    • Adam Pava
    • Anthony Stacchi
  • Stars
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Jared Harris
    • Nick Frost
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,166
    5,248
    • Directors
      • Graham Annable
      • Anthony Stacchi
    • Writers
      • Irena Brignull
      • Adam Pava
      • Anthony Stacchi
    • Stars
      • Ben Kingsley
      • Jared Harris
      • Nick Frost
    • 171User reviews
    • 247Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 61 nominations total

    Videos38

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    Photos159

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    Top Cast25

    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Snatcher
    • (voice)
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Lord Portley-Rind
    • (voice)
    Nick Frost
    Nick Frost
    • Mr. Trout
    • (voice)
    Steve Blum
    Steve Blum
    • Shoe
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dee Bradley Baker
    Dee Bradley Baker
    • Fish
    • (voice)
    • …
    Max Mitchell
    • Baby Eggs
    • (voice)
    Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
    • Mr. Pickles
    • (voice)
    Tracy Morgan
    Tracy Morgan
    • Mr. Gristle
    • (voice)
    Nika Futterman
    Nika Futterman
    • Oil Can
    • (voice)
    • …
    Pat Fraley
    Pat Fraley
    • Fragile
    • (voice)
    • …
    Fred Tatasciore
    Fred Tatasciore
    • Clocks
    • (voice)
    • …
    Isaac Hempstead Wright
    Isaac Hempstead Wright
    • Eggs
    • (voice)
    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Winnie Portley-Rind
    • (voice)
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Sir Langsdale
    • (voice)
    James Urbaniak
    James Urbaniak
    • Sir Broderick
    • (voice)
    • …
    Brian George
    Brian George
    • Boulanger
    • (voice)
    • …
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind
    • (voice)
    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Herbert Trubshaw
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Graham Annable
      • Anthony Stacchi
    • Writers
      • Irena Brignull
      • Adam Pava
      • Anthony Stacchi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews171

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      More than 20,000 props were handmade for the movie.
    • Goofs
      When the teddy bear's music box runs down, Baby Eggs hands the mechanism to Fish who gives the key only two half-turns. The music box then plays again, with its key somehow able to unwind for many revolutions. Later on after the Boxtrolls wake up, this impossibility is repeated, but is even worse since now the key winds/unwinds in the opposite direction.
    • Quotes
      • Winnie: BoxTroll Exterminators? They live down in Curds Way.
      • Eggs: How do I get there?
      • Winnie: Curds Way?
      • [pointing at street sign "Milk Street"]
      • Winnie: Milk turns into it.
      • [rimshot is heard]
    • Crazy credits
      After the first part of the credits, Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles have a philosophical discussion about their place in the world while, around them, that world carries on.
    • Alternate versions
      In the Latin American Spanish dubbing, Madam Fru Fru speaks in an Argentinean accent instead of a French one, and her song becomes a tango.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.16 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      The Boxtrolls Song
      Words and Music by Eric Idle
      Demo music arranged by Marc Mann
      Arranged by Mark Orton & Ritchie Young
      Performed by Mark Orton & Loch Lomond
      Vocalist Sean Patrick Doyle

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Boxtrolls
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Laika Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,837,305
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,275,239
      • Sep 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $108,255,770
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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