Luca
A little courage. A whole summer.
PGPICK SELECTION14
✳ BIG ADVENTURES · BIG FEELINGS
The Boxtrolls.
A boy between two very different worlds.
Raised underground by gentle scavengers, Eggs ventures into a status-obsessed town to defend his family from an ambitious exterminator.
View film information ↗Why it’s a little special
The elaborate miniature city and oddball characters provide plenty to notice in a story about prejudice.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Know the story.
Know your little people.
Child-snatching fears, captivity, threats of extermination, grotesque transformations, and a villain's explosive death.
Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The little details.
- Directed by
- Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
- Starring
- Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Brian George
- Release date
- September 26, 2014
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
- Studio
- LAIKA Studios
- Language
- English
LIGHTS DOWN. SNACKS READY.
Make a night of it.
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Film facts: Apple TV film listing ↗. Checked 2026-10-16. Parent notes and recommendations by PG Pick. Artwork belongs to its respective studio.