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The Spiderwick Chronicles

Rating:PG (for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements)
Genre:Action/Adventure, Drama, SciFi/Fantasy
Release Date:February 14, 2008
Running time:97 minutes
Cast:Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
Director:Mark S. Waters
Producer:Mark Canton, Larry Franco, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Karey Kirkpatrick
Writer:Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, John Sayles, Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
Distributor:Paramount Pictures

Description: Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and the creatures that inhabit it.

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