The Spiderwick Chronicles Movie

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Who's Involved:

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

PG   PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED MPA
scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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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Who stars in The Spiderwick Chronicles: Cast List


Lincoln, Where The Crawdads Sing  


The Art of Getting By, The Vault  


The Lazarus Effect, Moth Diaries  


Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp, Red  


Gangster Squad, Over the Hedge  


STEVE! (martin), Mack & Rita  


Bewitched, Curious George  


Clash of the Titans, Step Up All In  


Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best, Anything but Love  

Who's making The Spiderwick Chronicles: Crew List

A look at the The Spiderwick Chronicles behind-the-scenes crew and production team. 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

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Production: What we know about The Spiderwick Chronicles?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Spiderwick Chronicles Release Date: When was the film released?


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

The Spiderwick Chronicles DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Spiderwick Chronicles was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 .

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