"Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles."

2014

1h 37m

6.7(1726 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

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Ben Kingsley

Snatcher (voice)

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Isaac Hempstead Wright

Eggs (voice)

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Elle Fanning

Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)

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Dee Bradley Baker

Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)

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Toni Collette

Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)

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Jared Harris

Lord Portley-Rind (voice)

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Nick Frost

Mr. Trout (voice)

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Richard Ayoade

Mr. Pickles (voice)

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Tracy Morgan

Mr. Gristle (voice)

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Simon Pegg

Herbert Trubshaw (voice)

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Nika Futterman

Oil Can / Knickers (voice)

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Pat Fraley

Fragile / Sweets (voice)

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Fred Tatasciore

Clocks / Specs (voice)

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Maurice LaMarche

Sir Langsdale (voice)

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James Urbaniak

Sir Broderick / Male Workman 1 / Male Workman 2 (voice)

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Brian George

Boulanger / Male Aristocrat 3 (voice)

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Lori Tritel

Female Aristocrat 1 (voice)

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Steve Blum

Shoe / Sparky (voice)

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Laraine Newman

Female Townsfolk 1 / Female Townsfolk 2 (voice)

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Max Mitchell

Baby Eggs (voice)

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Reckless Jack

Background Boy (voice)

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