Plot
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 7.0/10 (922 voted)
Critic's Score: 51/100
Director: Graham Annable
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost
Storyline
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow.
Writers: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava
Cast: Ben Kingsley -
Archibald Snatcher
(voice)
Jared Harris -
Lord Portley-Rind
(voice)
Nick Frost -
Mr. Trout
(voice)
Richard Ayoade -
Mr. Pickles
(voice)
Tracy Morgan -
Mr. Gristle
(voice)
Dee Bradley Baker -
Fish /
Wheels /
Bucket
(voice)
Steve Blum -
Shoe /
Sparky
(voice)
Nika Futterman -
Oil Can /
Knickers
(voice)
Pat Fraley -
Fragile /
Sweets
(voice)
Fred Tatasciore -
Clocks /
Specs
(voice)
Max Mitchell -
Baby Eggs
(voice)
Isaac Hempstead Wright -
Eggs
(voice)
Elle Fanning -
Winnie
(voice)
Maurice LaMarche -
Sir Langsdale
(voice)
James Urbaniak -
Sir Broderick /
Male Workman 1 /
Male Workman 2
(voice)
Taglines:
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes...even rectangles.
We took our 3 year old son to this film, and was not expecting much
entertainment for us adults. However, both my wife and I really enjoyed
it and my son has been walking around in a bottomless box with holes
cut in it,(for his head and arms),for two days.
It has a lot of charm and a slight edge of darkness. I am surprised
that it has received such poor reviews from the critics. I have noticed
they tend to rate realistic, depressing films; whereas we like happy
escapist fun and this film delivers that.
We are from the UK and the voices are perhaps better known here, which
may have contributed, a little, to our perception of this film's charm.
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