The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Directed by

Mark Waters

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 2,891 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three children move into a rundown estate and discover a hidden book that reveals a secret world of magical creatures. They must protect the book from a villainous ogre who wants to use its power for evil.

whimsicaladventurouseeriefast-pacedfamily-friendlysuspensefulimaginativemysterious

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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