The Boxtrolls (2014)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles.
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.
- Released: 2014-09-10
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 37m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,862 votes
Directed by Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi.
Top cast
- Ben Kingsley as Snatcher (voice)
- Isaac Hempstead Wright as Eggs (voice)
- Elle Fanning as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)
- Toni Collette as Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
- Jared Harris as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
- Nick Frost as Mr. Trout (voice)
- Richard Ayoade as Mr. Pickles (voice)
- Tracy Morgan as Mr. Gristle (voice)
- Simon Pegg as Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
Where to watch The Boxtrolls
- United States: stream on Hulu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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