Movies like The Spiderwick Chronicles

Key Features:: Fantasy adventure, Relocation, Magical creatures, Hidden world, Siblings, Ancient book, Fairies, Orphan, Coming-of-age, Heros journey, Special abilities, Violence-mild
Tone:: serious, stylized, dramatic
Target Audience:: Fantasy enthusiasts, Young adults, Family audiences, Adventure seekers
Emotional Arc:: Intrigue → Wonder → Peril

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008-02-14

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.

Genres

Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Cast

Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, Andrew McCarthy, Seth Rogen, Martin Short, Jordy Benattar

Crew

Mark Waters, Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, John Sayles

Rating

★6.675(2767 votes)