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Five Children and It
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Five Children and It

2004 · 88 min Adventure Fantasy Family
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is cinema with character. It doesn't try to please everyone at once — it has its own position, its own intonation.

The film is honest with its audience. Doesn't promise more than it delivers — and that itself has value.

For those who find pleasure in details, not just in plot turns.

Director: John Stephenson

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: With someone close, when there's time and mood. Not as background — it asks for attention.

🎭 Cast

Tara Fitzgerald

Tara Fitzgerald

Mother

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

Robert

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Father

Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey

Cyril

Jessica Claridge

Jessica Claridge

Anthea

Poppy Rogers

Poppy Rogers

Jane

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

Martha

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Uncle Albert

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

It

Duncan Preston

Duncan Preston

Sergeant

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