The Spiderwick Chronicles

Their world is closer than you think.

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Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Family

Overview

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.

Keywords

family relationships
parent child relationship
single mother
based on young adult novel
elves
magical creature
alternate reality
goblin
twins
ogre
sibling relationship
fairy
fairies
twin brother
hidden room
brother sister relationship
magic book
father daughter reunion
hidden truth
abandoned child
alternative reality
impending divorce
summoning spell
griffin
aging aunt

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 14, 2008
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount,The Kennedy/Marshall Company,Nickelodeon Movies,Paramount Pictures
Cast: Freddie Highmore,Sarah Bolger,David Strathairn,Mary-Louise Parker,Nick Nolte,Joan Plowright,Andrew McCarthy,Seth Rogen,Martin Short,Jordy Benattarand 7 more
Director: Mark Waters
Writer: Karey Kirkpatrick,David Berenbaum,John Sayles,Holly Black,Tony DiTerlizzi
Producer: Karey Kirkpatrick,Ellen Goldsmith-Vein,Julia Pistor,Mark Canton,Tony DiTerlizzi,Larry Franco,Holly Black
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Music: James Horner
Budget: $90,000,000
Revenue: $164,200,000
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0416236