The Spiderwick Chronicles

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 seems to be happening on a daily basis, the family blamed 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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Release Date: February 15, 2008
Genre: Kids, Family, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Adaptation
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Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
Tagline: Their World Is Closer Than You Think
MPAA Rating: PG for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.

Director:
Mark S. Waters

Writer(s):
John Sayles - Screenplay (2nd rewrite)
David Berenbaum - Screenplay (Adaptation)
Brent Forrester - Screenplay (rewrite)
Holly Black (II) - Source Material (from childrens' book series: "The Spiderwick Chronicles")

Producer(s):
Julia Pistor - Executive Producer
Mark S. Waters - Executive Producer
Jessica Tuchinsky - Executive Producer
Holly Black (II) - Co-Executive Producer
Tony DiTerlizzi - Co-Executive Producer
Mark Canton - Producer
Albie Hecht - Producer
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein - Producer
Kathleen Kennedy - Producer
Damon Ross - Producer
Steve Barnett - Co-Producer
Julie Kane-Ritsch - Co-Producer

Movie Casts:
Sarah Bolger - Mallory Grace
Freddie Highmore - Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Seth Rogen - Hogsqueal (voice)
Mary-Louise Parker - Helen Grace
Andrew McCarthy
David Strathairn - Arthur Spiderwick
Nick Nolte - Mulgrath (voice)
Martin Short - Thimbletack / Bogart
Izabella Miko
Joan Plowright
Tod Fennell - Bank Manager
Jordy Benattar - Young Lucinda
Mariah Inger

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