“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.
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Cast
17 people
Freddie Highmore
Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Known for
The Good Doctor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sarah Bolger
Mallory Grace
Known for
Mayans M.C.
Into the Badlands
David Strathairn
Arthur Spiderwick
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Mary-Louise Parker
Helen Grace
Known for
Weeds
RED 2
Nick Nolte
Mulgarath
Known for
Cape Fear
The Thin Red Line
Joan Plowright
Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Andrew McCarthy
Richard Grace
Known for
Weekend at Bernie's
Mannequin
Seth Rogen
Hogsqueal (voice)
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Martin Short
Thimbletack (voice)
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Frankenweenie
Jordy Benattar
Young Lucinda Spiderwick
Known for
The Good Witch's Garden
Lise Durocher-Viens
Mrs. Spiderwick
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Tod Fennell
Helen's Co-Worker
Known for
Brainscan
Mark Waters Director · Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay David Berenbaum Screenplay
Director
Mark Waters
Screenplay
Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenplay
David Berenbaum
Screenplay
John Sayles
Author
Tony DiTerlizzi
Author
Holly Black
Composer
James Horner
Cinematographer
Caleb Deschanel
Editor
Michael Kahn
Production designer
James D. Bissell
Costume designer
Joanna Johnston
Costume designer
Odette Gadoury
Worldwide gross $164M · Budget $90M · United States release February 14, 2008
Box office
Budget
$90,000,000
Worldwide gross
$164,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production
Nickelodeon Movies
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 14, 2008
Theatrical
United States · February 14, 2008
Theatrical
Australia
March 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
March 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 21, 2008 · Digital
France
April 16, 2008 · Theatrical
September 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
March 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 20, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
March 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
March 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
April 26, 2008 · Digital
Netherlands
March 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
March 7, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
March 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
March 21, 2008 · Digital
South Korea
February 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
March 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 19, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 21, 2008 · Theatrical
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