The Boxtrolls

Name: The Boxtrolls
Director: Graham Annable
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2014
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, Dee Bradley Baker, Toni Collette

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Graham Annable• Director Ben Kingsley Isaac Hempstead Wright Elle Fanning Dee Bradley Baker Toni Collette Jared Harris Nick Frost Richard Ayoade Tracy Morgan Simon Pegg

Who would love this

♥Fans of LAIKA's previous works like "Coraline" and "ParaNorman," who appreciate their distinctive stop-motion style and darker, more eccentric storytelling.
♥Audiences who enjoy films with social commentary, exploring themes of class, prejudice, and belonging.
♥Viewers who appreciate intricate visual design and handcrafted animation.
♥Those who enjoy dark humor and a blend of the whimsical and the macabre.

Who might not

✗Younger children who may be frightened by the darker elements or find the humor too sophisticated.
✗Audiences who prefer straightforward, lighthearted family films and are put off by the film's more complex or "starker" view of society.
✗Viewers who found LAIKA's other films too unsettling or unappealing.
✗Those who prefer more naturalistic dialogue and characterizations may find the stylized approach less engaging.

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What critics are saying about The Boxtrolls

While “The Boxtrolls” does follow kiddie-action genre conventions in its big, noisy climax — a hectic brawl of explosions, collisions and oversize machines — it also finds an impressive number of quiet, eccentric and haunting moments along the way. The formal ball at which Eggs makes his clumsy debut in human society is a wonderful set piece, as is the open-air vaudeville re-enactment of his mythical abduction, performed by a chanteuse named Madame Frou-Frou.

‘The Boxtrolls’ Is an Adaptation of ‘Here Be Monsters!’ - The New...

A graphic novelist, a concept artist, film directors and others collaborated to visualize a German Expressionist-tinged fantasy world for “The Boxtrolls.”Adapted from Alan Snow’s novel “Here Be Monsters!,” “The Boxtrolls” follows miniature beings who wear boxes and live beneath the towering town of Cheesebridge. That split makes for two distinct visual worlds in the movie, directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable, who moved away from the book’s illustrations. “We loved the tone of the book, and we loved its core story,” Mr. Stacchi said. “But we needed to find our own tone.”

Designing a Fantastical World for 'The Boxtrolls' - The New York Times