The Spiderwick Chronicles
USA
drama - family - fantasy - thriller - adventure

Runtime: 107 minutes
Production Year: 2008

Director: Mark Waters

Starring:

Freddie Highmore (Jared Grace / Simon Grace)
Mary-Louise Parker (Helen Grace)

From the beloved best-selling series of books comes ˝The Spiderwick Chronicles,˝ a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what´s really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

Cast: Sarah Bolger (Mallory Grace), Joan Plowright (Aunt Lucinda), David Strathairn (Arthur Spiderwick), Jordy Benattar (Young Lucinda), Andrew McCarthy (Richard), Tod Fennell (Helen's Co-Worker), more...

Crew: Studio: Paramount Pictures , Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick, Screenplay: David Berenbaum, Screenplay: John Sayles, Writer: Tony DiTerlizzi, Writer: Holly Black, Cast (voice): Nick Nolte (Mulgarath), Cast (voice): Martin Short (Thimbletack ), Cast (voice): Seth Rogen (Hogsqueal), Producer: Mark Canton, more...

Release Date: February 14, 2008  (USA)