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The Boxtrolls is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Anthony Stacchi released in USA on 26 september 2014 with Ben Kingsley

The Boxtrolls (2014)

The Boxtrolls
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Released in USA 26 september 2014
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Fantasy,    Adventure,    Animation
Rating67% 3.3982153.3982153.3982153.3982153.398215

The Boxtrolls is a 2014 American 3D stop-motion animated fantasy-comedy film based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. Produced by Laika, it was directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi. The film tells the story of Eggs, a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls, as he attempts to save them from Archibald Snatcher, a pest exterminator. The film stars Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan. It was released on September 26, 2014, to positive reviews. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Big Hero 6.

Synopsis

In the fictional large hill-top town of Cheesebridge during the Victorian era, rumors abound that subterranean trolls (known as Boxtrolls for the cardboard boxes they wear) have kidnapped and killed young children. Pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher strikes a deal with the city's leader Lord Portley-Rind to exterminate every Boxtroll in exchange for membership in the city's cheese-loving council called the White Hats despite the fact that he is severely allergic to cheese.

Actors

Ben Kingsley

(Archibald Snatcher (voice))
Simon Pegg

(Herbert Trubshaw (voice))
Elle Fanning

(Winnie Portley-Rind (voice))
Isaac Hempstead Wright

(Eggs (voice))
Toni Collette

(Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice))
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