The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 95 min ★ 6.7 Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

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.

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Cast

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

Details

Director

Mark Waters

Screenplay

Karey Kirkpatrick

Tagline

"Their world is closer than you think."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$164,200,000

Production

Paramount Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Nickelodeon Movies

Reviews

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

September 13, 2023

★ 9/10

**This fantasy film deserves our sympathy and attention.** This is a good film to watch with the family because it will easily appeal to young people and adults alike. However, I think it never received the attention it deserved, perhaps due to the fact that it was released at a time when the fantasy genre was dominated by a group of other much stronger and more relevant films. The film also st...

C

CinemaSerf

December 22, 2025

★ 7/10

This doesn’t exactly get off to a flying start as siblings “Jared” and “Simon” (Freddie Highmore) arrive at a rundown house with their elder sister “Mallory” (Sarah Bolger) and the mum (Mary-Louise Parker). There is no sign of their absentee dad/husband (Andrew McCarthy) so we are left to assume the worst about his commitment to his family. Of course then there is the usual familial petulance, doo...