David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick, the author of the guide and owner of the mansion.Joan Plowright as Aunt Lucinda, Spiderwick's daughter.Nick Nolte as Mulgarath/Red Cap Mulgarath is a shapeshifting ogre and the main antagonist.Martin Short as Thimbletack, a loyal house brownie, who shapeshifts into an aggressive boggart when he becomes angry.Mary-Louise Parker as Helen Grace, the children's mother.Sarah Bolger as Mallory, Jared and Simon's older sister.His identical twin brother, Simon, is a pacifistic animal lover. Freddie Highmore as Jared/Simon Grace Jared is the main protagonist and a young boy with anger problems, and is the most reluctant about moving from New York.He cannot remain outside of the faerie realm, but Lucinda asks to be taken with him instead the Sylphs transform her back into her six-year-old self and spirit the two away. The Graces bring Lucinda back to the house, and the Sylphs appear, bringing Arthur. On the roof, Jared throws the book onto the lawn as Mulgarath transforms into a raven to catch it, he is snatched and eaten by Hogsqueal. Jared escapes with the book through the dumbwaiter while Mulgarath gives pursuit. Jared, realizing that it is not his father, stabs him in the stomach, revealing him to be Mulgarath in disguise. Grace ( Andrew McCarthy) enters the house and tells Jared that he came to apologize. When they are forced into the kitchen, they place all of their bombs into the oven, detonating them and killing all of the goblins and Redcap. After returning home again, Jared, Simon, Mallory, and Helen arm themselves with steel knives and home-made bombs prepared by Simon. There they meet Arthur, who has not aged but is also unaware of the time he has spent there. Jared and Simon, along with Mallory use the book to summon Arthur Spiderwick's pet, a griffin, which takes them to the realm of the Sylphs. Meanwhile, on the children's return, Hogsqueal warns them that one of the stolen pages will allow Mulgarath to destroy the protective circle when the moon rises. Mulgarath and Redcap prepare the potion for the upcoming night. Meanwhile, in the woods, Mulgarath berates Redcap violently for not bringing all of the book, but he is pleased by having a page that allows Mulgarth to break the protective circle by moonrise. Suddenly, Mulgarath's goblins attack them and steal several pages from the book before they are driven off. Lucinda tells them that they need to find Arthur Spiderwick and have him destroy the book however, Arthur is being held captive by Sylphs, a type of faerie. While Simon distracts the goblins, Mallory and Jared manage to reach a tunnel under the estate. The children decide to visit their great-aunt Lucinda, now in a psychiatric hospital, for advice. Together, the twins flee to the house, managing to escape only with Mallory's help. But soon Jared, who is hiding, is spotted by the goblins. Mulgarath lets Simon go and berates Redcap for failing his master. Hogsqueal gives Jared the ability to see faeries without the aid of the stone. Meanwhile, Jared meets Hogsqueal ( Seth Rogen), a hobgoblin and bitter enemy of Mulgarath. He sends his goblins led by Redcap the Pompous Goblin General, to obtain it, and they kidnap Simon, mistaking him for Jared. However, a shape-shifting ogre named Mulgarath ( Nick Nolte) wants the field guide for himself so he can rule over all faerie-kind. He tells Jared about a protective circle that Arthur Spiderwick placed around the house and gives him a stone with a hole through which he can see faeries. Soon after, Jared meets a brownie named Thimbletack ( Martin Short), who explains that magical creatures are normally invisible, but can reveal themselves at will. In it, he finds Spiderwick's field guide to faeries although an attached note warns him not to read it, he does so anyway. When Jared uncovers a dumbwaiter system behind a wall, Jared finds a monogrammed key and discovers the study of the late owner of the estate, Arthur Spiderwick ( David Strathairn). Grace ( Mary-Louise Parker) moves into the Spiderwick Estate with her children when it is given to her by her elderly aunt Lucinda ( Joan Plowright), though identical twins Jared and Simon ( Freddie Highmore) and their older sister Mallory ( Sarah Bolger) do not want to move from the city. If you feel like the contents are inappropriate, please contact an administrator and share your concerns. Warning: This section of the article may contain spoilers.
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