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The Spiderwick Chronicles Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 21, 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Release Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Mark Canton, David Berenbaum, Mark Waters, Izabella Miko, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Freddie Highmore, Martin Short, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy, Joan Plowright, Brent Forrester, Ellen Goldsmith Vein

PG Action N/A

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Plot

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Plot
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.
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The film's director Mark Waters last directed Mother of the Bride and He's All That. The film's writer Brent Forrester last wrote Big Wave and The Low Self Esteem of Lizzy Gillespie.

Director
Mark Waters
Producers
Mark Canton
Ellen Goldsmith Vein

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Spiderwick Chronicles

Language
English

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Completed

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Release Dates

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The Spiderwick Chronicles was released in on Thursday, February 14, 2008. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Jumper, Definitely, Maybe and Step Up 2 the Streets.



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Sun., Dec. 21, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of February 5, 2008

  • Added the Blu-ray release date of June 24, 2008

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