- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 107 min
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger ... See all
- Director: Mark Waters
- 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. full summary
User Reviews
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Feb 16, 2008
cultfilmfan
Feb 16, 2008cultfilmfan
The Spiderwick Chronicles is based upon the books of the same name by Tony DeTerlizzi and Holly Black. The film centers around a mother and her three children who move into a mysterious and creepy new house pretty much in... Read more at imdb.com
Bird! Bird! Bird!
Mar 10, 2008
DancefloorTerrorist
Mar 10, 2008DancefloorTerrorist
Went to a UK preview tonight and this completely took me by surprise. A brilliant fantasy adventure which retains it's dignity and doesn't sell out for a cute Disney style box office attack.The issues in it were quite good and... Read more at imdb.com
revs up that 'inner child' in all of us!
Feb 02, 2008
janyeap
Feb 02, 2008janyeap
A movie that will definitely plunge the audience young and old - into plenty of film-watching fun with its strange and fantastical mysteries, challenges, unpredictable chills and thrills. Examine the Spiderwick Estate with its crumbling mansion that the three Grace... Read more at imdb.com
AMAZING Kid's Movie!
Feb 17, 2008
Jennifer Holloway
Feb 17, 2008Jennifer Holloway
Don't listen to all those 'know it alls' who say the book is better then the movie, so therefore, this movie isn't any good. This was a GREAT movie! Obviously you can't fit a whole book into a kid length... Read more at imdb.com
The Spiderwick Chronicles Movie Review by The Massie Twins
Feb 14, 2008
joel massie
Feb 14, 2008joel massie
Regardless of how faithful The Spiderwick Chronicles movie is to the original stories by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the film is tremendously entertaining and thankfully resolute. Unlike the recent flock of fantasy epics including The Golden Compass and The... Read more at imdb.com
Loved it
Mar 09, 2008
lwluvgod
Mar 09, 2008lwluvgod
I truly wasn't expecting much from this movie goon in but it was the only family movie available to watch with my 5 and 3 year old. I figured that because it wasn't a cartoon I'd have to deal with... Read more at imdb.com
Their World Is Closer Than You Think
Feb 15, 2008
moviewizguy
Feb 15, 2008moviewizguy
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.I've made up a theory: People who... Read more at imdb.com
A decent, fun filled movie that will keep you entertained
Feb 08, 2008
nubby_G
Feb 08, 2008nubby_G
I work at IMAX theaters, and we showed an advanced staff screening tonight. Having been surrounded by posters and trailers for Spiderwick Chronicles for months, I was already sick of the film before I even saw it. But I went... Read more at imdb.com
Although The Spiderwick Chronicles did fall short in comparison to other films in the same genre, it did offer some fun entertainment for the entire family.
Feb 15, 2008
trench 671
Feb 15, 2008trench 671
Although The Spiderwick Chronicles did fall short in comparison to other films in the same genre, it did offer some fun entertainment for the entire family.Being a fan of most fantasy novels and films, I had the wonderful opportunity to... Read more at imdb.com
Comparing to Harry Potter...
Feb 28, 2008
trevorfonvergne
Feb 28, 2008trevorfonvergne
This is being compared to Harry Potter? That is completely ridiculous. Some idiotic critics are saying "This movie isn't like Harry Potter, therefore, it's terrible" This movie is an amazing example of a fantasy movie, and one that doesn't cut... Read more at imdb.com
Critics Reviews
Bullz-Eye.com
Waters is a story-first guy, and that is the best possible choice for a movie like "Spiderwick.
He discovers a hidden dumb waiter in their new home, which leads to the study of his great grandfather Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn), who disappeared 80 years before.
... Full Review
| Feb 14, 2008FirstShowing.net
Ken's Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles - A Fun Fantasy Filler
Not something I would probably see again, but it scratched my fantasy movie itch and should hold me until the next great one.
... Full Review
ReelTalk
Discovering the cobwebbed, dusty office of his great uncle Arthur Spiderwick (the always wonderful David Strathairn), the lad becomes fascinated with what he finds there.
So it goes with the 12-year-old hero of The Spiderwick Chronicles, an action-packed fantasy starring Freddie Highmore.
... Full Review
Flipside Movie Emporium
The mood never wavers, allowing The Spiderwick Chronicles to develop into an exciting and largely watertight adventure.
The film succeeds in part because it finds that tricky balance: as magical and entrancing as its faeries can be, they remain dangerous and frightening creatures, not to be trifled with.
... Full Review
| Feb 16, 2008Hollywood Snitch
Acting is not really the problem with "The Spiderwick Chronicles".
Sarah Bolger plays the strong sister character and does a pretty good job as well.
Personally, it is a decent story, but in the end it is really a retread.
... Full Review
News
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2008-07-07
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2008-06-26
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nydailynews.com –
2008-06-24
New releases are all over the board this week, from the fantasy kid flick "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (PG, $34.98) to the grimly comic crime story "In Bruges" (R, $29.98), starring Colin Farrell as a conflicted hit man. Roland Emmerich 's... ... Full Article
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