The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)
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| Directed by | Mark Waters |
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Mark Canton Larry Franco Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Screenplay by | Karey Kirkpatrick David Berenbaum John Sayles |
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The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black |
| Starring |
Freddie Highmore Sarah Bolger Mary-Louise Parker Martin Short Nick Nolte Seth Rogen Joan Plowright David Strathairn |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $162,839,667 |
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film. It is the film adaptation of Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi's bestselling series of the same name. Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, United States, it follows the adventures of Jared Grace and his family as they discover a field guide to faeries, battle goblins, mole trolls and other magical creatures. It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth Rogen.
Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on February 14, 2008. The Spiderwick Chronicles received generally favorable reviews from critics and it earned $162,839,667 on a $90 million budget. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2008 in the United States.
Recently divorced Helen Grace (Mary-Louise Parker) moves into the Spiderwick Estate in the woods with her children when it is given to her by her elderly aunt Lucinda (Joan Plowright), though identical twins Jared and Simon (Freddie Highmore) and their older sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger) do not want to move from New York. When Jared uncovers a dumbwaiter system behind a wall, he finds a monogrammed key and discovers the study of the late owner of the estate, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn). Jared then uses the key to open a chest. In it, he finds Spiderwick's field guide to fairies; although an attached note warns him not to read it, he does so anyway. When Jared explained about his discovery on the existence of magical creatures, Helen and Mallory don't believe him.
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