Director : Mark Waters
Release Date : 14 February 2008 (USA)
Genre : Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Cast : Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace / Simon Grace, Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace, Nick Nolte as Mulgarath, Sarah Bolger as Mallory Grace, Andrew McCarthy as Richard Grace, Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick, David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick, Seth Rogen as Hogsqueal (voice), Martin Short as Thimbletack (voice), Jordy Benattar as Young Lucinda, Tod Fennell as Helen’s Co-Worker, Mariah Inger as Nurse, Jeremy Lavalley as Tow Truck Driver, Lise Durocher-Viens as Mrs. Spiderwick, Tyler Patrick Jones as Additional Performer
Plot : Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Run Time : 96 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Country : USA
MPAA : Rated PG for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.
Language : English
Filming Locations : Montréal, Québec, Canada
Company : Kennedy/Marshall Company, The
Trivia : Film prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title “Widow”.
Goofs : Revealing mistakes: When Mallory and Jared are fighting at the beginning, Jared can be clearly seen to mouth Mallory’s words.
Tag Lines : Their World Is Closer Than You Think
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Plot Summary : Once upon a time, upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames it all on 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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