The Boxtrolls is a 2014 American stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi loosely based on the 2005 novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. It is produced by Laika. The film tells the story of Eggs, a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls, known as "Boxtrolls", as he attempts to save them from Archibald Snatcher, a pest exterminator. The film introduces Isaac Hempstead-Wright as the voice of Eggs and features the voices of Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, and Simon Pegg. The film was released on September 26, 2014, by Focus Features, to generally positive reviews from critics. The film earned $109 million on a $60 million budget. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Big Hero 6. It also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, but lost to The Lego Movie.
| Director | Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi |
| Produced by | David Bleiman Ichioka, Travis Knight |
| Screenplay by | Irena Brignull, Adam Pava |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg |
| Music | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | John Ashlee Prat |
| Edited by | Edie Ichioka |
| Production, company | Laika |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Released | August 31, 2014 (Venice), September 12, 2014 (United Kingdom), September 26, 2014 (United States) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $109.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 70305891 |
About The Boxtrolls
Fantasy comedy based on the novel Here Be Monsters! which centers on an orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors in his attempt to save them from an exterminator.
Achievement of The Boxtrolls
The movie was distributed by Focus Features and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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Latest information about The Boxtrolls updated on July 28 2021.
