The Spiderwick Chronicles
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6.7Upon 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.
Released: 2008-02-1495 minDir: Mark WatersFamily, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace / Simon Grace
- Sarah Bolger as Mallory Grace
- David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick
- Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace
- Nick Nolte as Mulgarath
- Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mark Waters
- Screenplay by
- Karey Kirkpatrick David Berenbaum John Sayles
- Based on
- The Spiderwick Chronicles , by Tony DiTerlizzi and, Holly Black
- Produced by
- Mark Canton Larry Franco Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Karey Kirkpatrick
- Starring
- Freddie Highmore Mary-Louise Parker Nick Nolte Joan Plowright David Strathairn Seth Rogen Martin Short
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- Nickelodeon Movies The Kennedy/Marshall Company Atmosphere Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- January 31, 2008 ( 2008-01-31 ) (Hollywood) February 14, 2008 ( 2008-02-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
Key dates
- Published
- 14 February 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Director
- Mark Waters
- Screenwriter
- Karey Kirkpatrick
- Cast member
- Jonathan Hyde
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Karey Kirkpatrick
Article
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. It stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Sarah Bolger, with Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, and Martin Short in voice roles. The film, set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, follows three children who discover a field guide to fairies while encountering various magical creatures such as goblins, ogres, brownies, boggarts, hobgoblins, trolls and many others.
The Spiderwick Chronicles was released on February 14, 2008, by Paramount Pictures and grossed $163 million against its $90–92.5 million budget. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.