The Spiderwick chronicles
(DVD Video) 

Based on the book by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DVD release of the 2008 motion picture.

Special features: "Spiderwick: it's all true!" featurette; "It's a Spiderwick world!" featurette; "Arthur Spiderwick's field guide" with optional in-movie mode.

Production designer, James Bissell ; edited by Michael Kahn ; co-producers, Tom Peitzman, Steve Barnett, Julie Kane-Ritsch ; costumes designed by Joanna Johnston and Odette Gadoury ; visual effects supervisors, Tim Alexander, Pablo Helman ; creature supervisor, Phil Tippett ; music composed by James Horner ; special effects by Industrial Light and Magic ; special effects supervisors, Michael Lantieri, Louis Craig.

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

The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His twin brother Simon is calm and reserved but is rapidly drawn into the fantastical world of fairies and goblins. Older sister Mallory and their mom are harder to convince, but after the almighty and ruthless ogre leader Mulgarath begins to attack the home, the entire family must band together to combat the hordes of goblins and creatures that lurk just outside.

MPAA rating: PG; for scary creature action and violence, peril, and some thematic elements.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.