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The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • 20082008
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
96K
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POPULARITY
2,968
163
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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 o... Read allUpon 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
96K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,968
163
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    • Director
      • Mark Waters
    • Writers
      • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
      • David Berenbaum(screenplay)
      • John Sayles(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Freddie Highmore
      • Sarah Bolger
      • David Strathairn
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mark Waters
    • Writers
      • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
      • David Berenbaum(screenplay)
      • John Sayles(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Freddie Highmore
      • Sarah Bolger
      • David Strathairn
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    • 163User reviews
    • 187Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

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    Freddie Highmore
    Freddie Highmore
    • Jared Grace…
    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Mallory Grace
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Arthur Spiderwick
    Mary-Louise Parker
    Mary-Louise Parker
    • Helen Grace
    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Mulgarath
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Richard Grace
    Joan Plowright
    Joan Plowright
    • Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Hogsqueal
    • (voice)
    Martin Short
    Martin Short
    • Thimbletack
    • (voice)
    Jordy Benattar
    • Young Lucinda Spiderwick
    Tod Fennell
    Tod Fennell
    • Helen's Co-Worker
    Mariah Inger
    Mariah Inger
    • Nurse
    Jeremy Lavalley
    • Tow Truck Driver
    Lise Durocher-Viens
    • Mrs. Spiderwick
    Tyler Patrick Jones
    Tyler Patrick Jones
    • Additional Performer
    Kyle Switzer
    Kyle Switzer
    • Additional Performer
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Red Cap
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Waters
    • Writers
      • Karey Kirkpatrick(screenplay)
      • David Berenbaum(screenplay)
      • John Sayles(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The bulk of the events of this movie take place in one day.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 14 mins) While fighting the goblins in their house, Helen (Jared, Mallory, and Simon's mother) does not have the sight. Half way through the fighting, the seeing stone disappears from her face, yet she can still see all of the creatures and continue fighting.
    • Quotes

      [the tow truck driver gets out of his truck after running over the invisible mole troll that was chasing Jared]

      Tow Truck Driver: Are you okay? Oh, man, did I hit somebody?

      Jared Grace: Yes. Thank you!

    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      London Bridge Is Falling Down
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      Performed by Jordy Benattar

    User reviews163

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    8/10
    The Spiderwick Chronicles
    The Spiderwick Chronicles is based upon the books of the same name by Tony DeTerlizzi and Holly Black. The film centers around a mother and her three children who move into a mysterious and creepy new house pretty much in the middle of nowhere. The one son Jared who is the main character in the film, finds a book written by the previous owner of the house and Jared soon discovers that this is a magical yet very dangerous book that a lot of goblins and little creatures are after, but with the help of his twin brother, his older sister and some friendly creatures he gets the book to safety and also protects himself and his family from the evil monsters that want the book to do harm. Ever since The Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter films have done so well, filmmakers are taking other fantasy books and turning them into feature films as well. The majority of them that have been released over the past few years I have not seen because for one thing they did not look appealing to me at all and also because of bad word of mouth and reviews. I wasn't sure what I would think of The Spiderwick Chronicles, but to my surprise I thought it was pretty good. The film is aimed at a family audience even though some young children might be afraid of some scenes, but this is a film that I think kids will absolutely love and there is enough here for the grownups as well. The story sounds simple enough, but it is enhanced by a lot of creative creatures and imaginative things going on. The young cast each did their own and carried the film and even though I don't usually like computer generated effects in films, I didn't feel it was overdone here just for the sake of showing what today's new wonderful technology can do and I really appreciated that the film didn't go overboard with that. The running time moves along fairly briskly and the film is involving and interesting from the start and keeps it's energy and charm throughout the running time. There were a few repeated story patterns and clichés in the script, but there were also a lot of surprises and new takes on things, so that can be forgiven. When looking at a film like this at a child you would like the magic, imagination and the story that is woven in front of you with interesting characters, environments and a grand sense of storytelling that can make the make believe into a fun and entertaining film. This is all captured very well here and works as a fairy tale for kids 8 to whatever age. A creative enough story helped by good film-making and an eye for what kids and adults love about these movies make this film a generally good and above average family fantasy film of the past few years.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Spiderwick Chronicles: The IMAX Experience
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Nickelodeon Movies
      • The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,195,053
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,004,058
      • Feb 17, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $164,170,327
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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