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The Boxtrolls
2014
· Movie
· 96 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #347
- IMDb #341
- Google retired #354
- Rotten Tomatoes #309
- Metacritic #266
- Letterboxd #351
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #265
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #371
- Metacritic Critics #238
- Metacritic Audience #262
- Douban #143
- Kinopoisk #455
- AlloCiné #274
- Trakt #412
Every rating
61–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 61, highest is Google on 84.
See the most agreed on films →A young boy named Eggs has been raised underground by a community of mischievous, trash-collecting creatures called Boxtrolls. When a vile exterminator threatens their existence, Eggs must venture above ground and into the posh world of humans to save his unique family.
Details
- Directors
- Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
- Writers
- Adam Pava, Irena Brignull
- Based on
- Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow
- Studio
- LAIKA
- Released
- 10 September 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $108.3M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 24 →2 wins from 24 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2015 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Producers Guild of America 2015 | Best Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | David Bleiman Ichioka and Travis Knight | Nominee |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2015 | Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida, Timur Khodzhaev | Nominee |
| 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2015 | Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project | Tom McClure, Oliver Jones, Raul Martinez for "Mecha-Drill" | Nominee |
| 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2015 | Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Travis Knight, Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable, Brad Schiff | Nominee |
| 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2015 | Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Travis Knight, Jason Stalman, Michael Laubach, Kyle Williams for "Archibald Snatcher" | Nominee |
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72nd Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | David Bleiman Ichioka and Travis Knight | Nominee |
42nd Annual Annie Awards
13 nominations, 2 won
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall | Winner |
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Sir Ben Kingsley (as Archibald Snatcher) | Winner |
| Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Rick Sevy, Peter Vickery, Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Travis Knight | Nominee |
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Malcolm Lamont | Nominee |
| Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jason Stalman | Nominee |
| Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Mike Smith | Nominee |
| Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable | Nominee |
| Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Emanuela Cozzi | Nominee |
| Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Julian Narino | Nominee |
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Dee Bradley Baker (as Fish) | Nominee |
| Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Irena Brignull & Adam Pava | Nominee |
13th Visual Effects Society Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Travis Knight, Jason Stalman, Michael Laubach, Kyle Williams for "Archibald Snatcher" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Travis Knight, Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable, Brad Schiff | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Curt Enderle, Rob DeSue, Emily Greene, Jesse Gregg for "Boxtroll Cavern" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Kent Estep, Peter Stuart, Ralph Procida, Timur Khodzhaev | Nominee |
| Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project | Tom McClure, Oliver Jones, Raul Martinez for "Mecha-Drill" | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |