The Boxtrolls
mild violence, threat
Director(s)Graham Annable
Production year2014
Genre(s)Animation, Comedy
Approx. running minutes96m
CastElle Fanning (voice), Simon Pegg (voice), Toni Collette (voice), Isaac Hempstead Wright (voice), Ben Kingsley (voice), Nick Frost (voice), Richard Ayoade (voice), Jared Harris (voice), Tracy Morgan (voice)
The Boxtrolls
mild violence, threat
Eggs, a young orphaned boy raised by cave-dwelling trash collectors, tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator ...
Eggs, a young orphaned boy raised by cave-dwelling trash collectors, tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
12/08/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
12/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
10/02/2015
Version:
3D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
20/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
Classified Date:
23/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
23/06/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
Classified Date:
16/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer E
3D
Classified Date:
14/03/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
14/03/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
Classified Date:
15/08/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
21/06/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
21/06/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
01/12/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
3D
Classified Date:
17/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Preliminary Animatic Sequence
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Dare To Be Square: behind The Scenes of The Boxtrolls
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified date10/02/2015
LanguageEnglish
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
Director(s)Graham Annable
Production year2014
Genre(s)Animation, Comedy
Approx. running minutes96m
CastElle Fanning (voice), Simon Pegg (voice), Toni Collette (voice), Isaac Hempstead Wright (voice), Ben Kingsley (voice), Nick Frost (voice), Richard Ayoade (voice), Jared Harris (voice), Tracy Morgan (voice)
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
12/08/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
12/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
10/02/2015
Version:
3D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
20/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
There are several references to the Boxtroll creatures 'eating babies' and 'slurping at intestines', although these are later revealed to be myths. In one scene, all the Boxtrolls are apparently flattened by a machine, with the plate rising to reveal only squished boxes; it is later revealed that the creatures have actually escaped.
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat throughout. The film opens with a scene in which a baby is taken by a creature, who runs off into the night. It is some time before the audience realises the creatures are friendly, and even longer before it is made clear that the boy was given to the creatures for safe-keeping, rather than stolen. There are several scenes in which the main baddie, Mr Snatcher, and his companions chase and capture the Boxtrolls, using nets and catapult-like contraptions. The main character is chased with a bat and threatened with being lowered into a fire pit by a giant spider-like creature.
additional issues
The film also contains a couple of scenes in which the inquisitive Boxtrolls put forks into a toaster and get an electric shock, with a spark of current running through their bodies. It's made quite clear that this is a dangerous activity. There are a few scenes of belching and vomiting, with the Boxtrolls thinking this is normal behaviour, and a sequence in which the creatures appear without their boxes, with little naked bottoms on show. There is also some very mild bad language, with uses of 'God' and 'Lord'.
Classified Date:
23/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
23/06/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
Classified Date:
16/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer E
3D
Classified Date:
14/03/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
14/03/2014
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
Classified Date:
15/08/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
21/06/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
21/06/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Classified Date:
01/12/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
3D
Classified Date:
17/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Preliminary Animatic Sequence
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Dare To Be Square: behind The Scenes of The Boxtrolls
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified Date:
15/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/10/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified date10/02/2015
LanguageEnglish
