The Boxtrolls fingerprintStunning style, high energy.
Spectacular and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some slapstick and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Boxtrolls is spectacular and fast-paced.
Hopeful and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wondrous, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some slapstick and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and absurdist humor.
Fantasy, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, growing up, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, cinematography, and score stand out.
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The Boxtrolls is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 37 min
The Boxtrolls runs 1 h 37 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 67 out of 100, so both groups see The Boxtrolls much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $60 million to make and earned $108 million worldwide, 1.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Boxtrolls in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for The Boxtrolls, including Punny Name, Foil, Sommelier Speak.
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