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2014 · Movie · 1h 37m · PG

The Boxtrolls

CriticsCritics: 70
AudienceAudience: 6.7

A boy raised by mysterious underground creatures ventures into the human town above when his family is threatened. With help from an unexpected ally, he must challenge the town’s fearful beliefs and confront an ambitious exterminator determined to destroy the creatures.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like quirky, darker family animation with imaginative worlds and heartfelt themes, especially The Little Prince or Frankenweenie; Not for you if you want a fast, emotionally intense story.

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Cast

Ben KingsleyIsaac Hempstead WrightElle FanningDee Bradley BakerToni ColletteJared HarrisNick FrostRichard Ayoade

Directors

Anthony StacchiGraham Annable

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