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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 59 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's a wonderful world, full of Rube Goldberg contraptions below and colorful Dickensian squalor and excess above.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
It's a felt, funny, bracingly sincere kids' movie. And even more refreshing, it takes as a theme our social fixation with waste, salvage and repackaging.
– John Semley,
Globe and Mail,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
It's a world that runs in a parallel universe akin to that of Charles Dickens, with creatively named characters involved in seemingly outlandish adventures in a Victorian-era city where a moral or two plays out in the end.
– Mary Houlihan,
Chicago Sun-Times,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
There are many more delighted 'Ewwws' than too-easy 'Awws' in this charming, if a tad cynical, feature from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
The Boxtrolls represents the best animated movie to reach theater screens since The Lego Movie exploded on the scene in February.