The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

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Their world is closer than you think.

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.

• Released: 2008-02-14
• Genres: Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 2,952 votes

Directed by Mark Waters.

Top cast

• Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace / Simon Grace
• Sarah Bolger as Mallory Grace
• David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick
• Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace
• Nick Nolte as Mulgarath
• Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
• Andrew McCarthy as Richard Grace
• Seth Rogen as Hogsqueal (voice)
• Martin Short as Thimbletack (voice)
• Jordy Benattar as Young Lucinda Spiderwick

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Pluto TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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