The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.9

Overview

Once upon a time, upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother Helen (Mary-Louise Parker), twin brothers Jared (Freddie Highmore) and Simon Grace (Freddie Highmore), along with their sister Mallory (...

Starring Cast

Freddie Highmore • Sarah Bolger • David Strathairn

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Freddie Highmore • Sarah Bolger • David Strathairn

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's core conflict is a classic fantasy adventure combined with a family drama, neither of which carries a strong inherent political valence. Its focus on universal themes of personal growth, family bonds, and the battle between good and evil prevents it from aligning with a specific political ideology.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative centers on a fantastical adventure and does not include any critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The film features Mallory Grace, a human character, who repeatedly uses her fencing skills and sword to successfully fight and defeat multiple male-coded goblin creatures in direct physical confrontations throughout the film.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a fantasy adventure film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on the Grace family's encounter with magical creatures, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film adaptation faithfully portrays the main characters from the book series, including Jared, Simon, Mallory, Arthur Spiderwick, and Mulgarath, with their original canonical genders. No character established as one gender in the source material is depicted as a different gender in the movie.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

All primary characters in the 2008 film adaptation, including the Grace children and the Spiderwick family, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their depiction in the original book series.