The Boxtrolls
{5/5} “You’re the worst pickpocket I’ve ever seen… Here. Buy a book on how to be a better thief.”
The Boxtrolls, released in 2014
Humans and boxtrolls don’t get along very well — humans think boxtrolls steal their babies and eat them, and boxtrolls are afraid of humans and only come out at night. Boxtroll numbers are dwindling — the boxtroll exterminators have gotten good at their job. But one of them isn’t really a boxtroll — he’s a human that’s been raised as one. The movie is filled with glorious Tim Burton-esque stop-motion animation. It’s thrillingly original and screamingly funny. Stars the voices of Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade.
Directed by Graham Annable (animation department on Coraline) and Anthony Stacchi (animation department on The Rocketeer).