The Boxtrolls

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Kevin P @RT55971421 Nov 5, 2026 A very charming "Found Family" fable with a creative visual style of a boy raised by box trolls trying to re-enter society. I loved the film's British Steampunk aesthetic and all the creative visuals. The villains are great and I liked how their obsession with cheese and the white top hats is both amusing and oddly poignant. I appreciate the nuance where the class warfare themes are subverted by focusing on class division amongst the antagonists. I liked the cute friendship between Eggs and Winnie. The voice cast is very talented. I like how adventurous and morbidly obsessive the main girl is with her curiosity about the Boxtrolls’ world. The main boy and titular Boxtrolls aren't super memorable, but they're still cute & likable with a neat visual gimmick, and the rest of characters are very rich. The climax is surprisingly dark and is resolved by a rather tragic ending for the villain. While this may be one of Laika's lesser-known movies, I personally I found it to be very underrated. See more

Brendan K @Bkeller25 Nov 1, 2026 Pretty good overall, but it doesn’t quite have the emotional resonance and memorability of some of the studio’s other works. It’s a fun simple comfort movie. Even weaker Laika is still a highly commendable effort though! Leaning towards a 7.5 to 8 out of 10. See more

JUAN ALEJANDRO O @RT54916223 Oct 30, 2026 I mean this is one of the least scariest movies of Laika, Boxtrolls for me is the coming of age kind of movie where the story is all mixed up, it kind of reminds me of Tom Swayer and I really had more expectation. See more

Yash B @yashbansal Oct 29, 2026 "The Boxtrolls" is LAIKA's weakest film, to me. I think the animation is excellent, as always, but the story is too wacky and uninteresting for me to truly get into. There are some great moments and concepts in here, but it didn't come together in a satisfying way for me. I think the animation and voice acting are both top-notch, but it's really the story and world it builds that just didn't fully work for me. Overall, it is not the best from the unique studio, but there are qualities about it worth mentioning. See more

Brianna G @RT90980358 Oct 28, 2026 Excellent , i feel people dont relate to it as much as caroline thats why the reviews. It is just as good as caroline just about a little boy instead of girl. Not as scary but still creepy. See more

Robert C Oct 24, 2026 Extremely funny and gross at the same time. One of Laiki's best. "I'm sure that I'm delicious". Says Elle Fanning. See more

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