The Spiderwick ChroniclesOverview and Synopsis

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles
  • Opened February 14, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
  • PG
    scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements
  • Of the three Grace children, Jared (Freddie Highmore) has always been thought of as the troublemaker. So when strange things happen after his family's move to a relative's dilapidated estate, sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger), twin brother Simon and Read More


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  • Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy
  • Director: Mark S. Waters
  • Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy

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  • Freddie Highmore in "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
  • Freddie Highmore in "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
  • Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore in "The Spiderwick Chronicles."

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  • Actor Freddie Highmore at the L.A. premiere of "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
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  • Actress Hayden Panettiere at the L.A. premiere of "The Spiderwick Chronicles."

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  • Spiderwick Chronicles
    by CarriD

    I enjoyed the movie. I haven't read the book. It is a little scary for smaller children....Read More

  • ****ING SWEET
    by robsmitho1

    OMG IT WAS SO COOL...Read More

  • Great movie!!
    by grinandbarrett99

    I have not read the books, but I'm going to get them. I actually took my 6 year old son to see it and we had to leave about 30 minutes into it because he got so scared by the goblins/monsters. We...Read More

  • Good family movie
    by christyholland

    This is a good family movie... I took my daughter and i enjoyed it as much as she did....Read More

The Spiderwick Chronicles Critic Reviews

  • "...suffers slightly from that not-so-fresh feeling. " Los Angeles Times

    - Carina Chocano

  • "...the cinematography by Caleb Deschanel is stunning, but fantasy and reality fail to coexist comfortably." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...though it arrives with less fanfare than Compass did, Spiderwick is a superior movie in almost all respects..." Variety

    - Justin Chang

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