A stop-motion animated family feature about an orphan boy raised by underground cave-dwellers.
Deep below the streets of Cheesebridge lies a cavernous underground world. A community of quirky, mischievous trash collectors known as the Boxtrolls reside there. Living amongst these rectangular monsters is Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Game of Thrones), a human orphan boy raised as one of their own. Through him, we learn that these creatures aren’t so scary after all. When the town exterminator, Academy Award® winner Ben Kingsley, comes up with a plot to get rid of them, Eggs must come to the surface and find a way to save his family.
Based on the British children’s novel Here Be Monsters by Alan Snow, The Boxtrolls receives the meticulously crafted stop-motion animation treatment from the creators of ParaNorman and Coraline. Also featuring the voices of Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), the film is a charming, fast-paced adventure and a sumptuous visual treat.
Suitable for young audiences. Tickets $7 for children 13 & under
Countries
United Kingdom- Festivals
- Venice Film Festival 2014
- Director
- Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi
- Producer
- Travis Knight, David Ichioka
- Screenwriter
- Irena Brignull, Adam Pava
- Editor
- Edie Ichioka ACE
- Cast
- Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning