The Spiderwick chronicles
(DVD) 

Based on the books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2008.

Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; edited by Michael Kahn ; music composed by James Horner ; production designer, James Bissell ; costumes designed by Joanna Johnston, Odette Gadoury ; visual effects supervisors, Tim Alexander, Pablo Helman.

Freddie Highmore (Jared/Simon), Mary-Louise Parker (Helen), Nick Nolte (Mulgarath), Sarah Bolger (Mallory), Andrew McCarthy (Richard), Joan Plowright (Aunt Lucinda), David Strathairn (Arthur Spiderwick), Seth Rogen (Hogsqueal), Martin Short (Thimbletack).

The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared is a curious, adventurous boy who 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. He is the intellectual twin, 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: Rated PG, for scary creature action and violence, peril, and some thematic elements; Special features not rated.

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround; presented in anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio: 2.35:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.

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