---
title: 'The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Waters'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spiderwick-chronicles-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416236/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

2008 · PG · 97 min · Drama, Fantasy, Family · United States


## Synopsis

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. It stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Sarah Bolger, with Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, and Martin Short in voice roles. The film, set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, follows three children who discover a field guide to fairies while encountering various magical creatures such as goblins, ogres, brownies, boggarts, hobgoblins, trolls and many others.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-waters)
- **Screenplay:** [Karey Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/karey-kirkpatrick), [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles), [David Berenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-berenbaum)
- **Producer:** [Karey Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/karey-kirkpatrick), [Mark Canton](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-canton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Caleb Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-deschanel)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Joan Plowright](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-plowright) as Lucinda Spiderwick
- [Jordy Benattar](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordy-benattar)
- [Seth Rogen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-rogen) as the voice of Hogsqueal
- [Martin Short](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-short) as the voice of Thimbletack
- [Tod Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tod-fennell) as Helen's co-worker
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte) as the voice of Mulgarath
- [Jonathan Hyde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hyde) as Van Pelt
- [Tyler Patrick Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tyler-patrick-jones)
- [Izabella Miko](https://cinepixo.com/people/izabella-miko)
- [Freddie Highmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-highmore) as Simon Grace
- [Ron Perlman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-perlman) as Redcap
- [Sarah Bolger](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-bolger) as Mallory Grace
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn) as Arthur Spiderwick
- [Andrew McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mccarthy) as Richard Grace
- [Mary-Louise Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-louise-parker) as Helen Grace

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spiderwick-chronicles-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q461768); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.