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.
Not for big ideas, brutality or tears.
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Freddie HighmoreJared Grace / Simon Grace
Sarah BolgerMallory Grace
David StrathairnArthur Spiderwick
Mary-Louise ParkerHelen Grace
Nick NolteMulgarath
Joan PlowrightAunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Andrew McCarthyRichard Grace
Seth RogenHogsqueal (voice)
Martin ShortThimbletack (voice)
Jordy BenattarYoung Lucinda Spiderwick
Tod FennellHelen's Co-Worker
Mariah IngerNurse
Tyler Patrick JonesAdditional Performer
Ron PerlmanRed Cap (voice) (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 58February 14, 2008 · 1 h 35 min · PG
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!, Fingore, Big Brother Bully +9
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In the United States, The Spiderwick Chronicles streams on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+, and Philo, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Pluto TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 72 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.5, Letterboxd 3.4 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 62).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 7 for wholesome.
TV Tropes lists 39 tropes for it, including Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!, Fingore, and Big Brother Bully.
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