Film

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 · 1h 35m · Family · Adventure · Fantasy

Their world is closer than you think.

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

62

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Freddie Highmore

Jared Grace / Simon Grace

Sarah Bolger

Mallory Grace

David Strathairn

Arthur Spiderwick

Mary-Louise Parker

Helen Grace

Nick Nolte

Mulgarath

Joan Plowright

Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick

Andrew McCarthy

Richard Grace

Seth Rogen

Hogsqueal (voice)

Martin Short

Thimbletack (voice)

Jordy Benattar

Young Lucinda Spiderwick

Lise Durocher-Viens

Mrs. Spiderwick

Tod Fennell

Helen's Co-Worker

Mariah Inger

Nurse

Jeremy Lavalley

Tow Truck Driver

Kyle Switzer

Additional Performer

Tyler Patrick Jones

Additional Performer

• Mark WatersDirector
• Karey KirkpatrickProducer · Screenplay
• David BerenbaumScreenplay
• John SaylesScreenplay
• Mark CantonProducer
• Larry FrancoProducer
• Ellen Goldsmith-VeinProducer
• Julia PistorExecutive Producer
• Tony DiTerlizziExecutive Producer
• Holly BlackExecutive Producer

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Trailer

Release date

February 14, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$164,200,000

Genres

Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

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