The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) movie poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

"Their world is closer than you think."
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👍 64%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 72%
FamilyAdventureFantasyDrama

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Director
Mark Waters
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.7/10 (2,799 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
62

Cast

Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace / Simon Grace · 73% avg
Sarah Bolger as Mallory Grace · 65% avg
David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick · 71% avg
Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace · 70% avg
Nick Nolte as Mulgarath · 69% avg
Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick · 72% avg
Andrew McCarthy as Richard Grace · 73% avg
Seth Rogen as Hogsqueal (voice) · 70% avg

Is The Spiderwick Chronicles good?

It's divisive. Only 64% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 72%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#720 / 865 · Family
Rank in its year
#166 / 208 · 2008
Rank among its director's films
#8 / 9 · Mark Waters
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Family Movies on MGM+ (#13) · Best Free Family Movies on Pluto TV (#14) · The Best Fantasy Movies on MGM+ (#15)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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