Five Children and It

“You are invited to discover the secret...”

5.6(226)20041h 28m

AdventureFantasyFamily

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.

Director

John Stephenson

Budget

$16.0M

Revenue

$5.1M

Cast

Tara Fitzgerald

Mother

Freddie Highmore

Robert

Alex Jennings

Father

Jonathan Bailey

Cyril

Jessica Claridge

Anthea

Poppy Rogers

Jane

Zoë Wanamaker

Martha

Kenneth Branagh

Uncle Albert

Eddie Izzard

Duncan Preston

Sergeant

Alec Muggleton

Lamb

Alexander Pownall

Horace

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

1y ago

7.0

We start a bit like as with the "Chronicles of Narnia" story with a family dislocated from war-torn London to stay with their potty "Uncle Albert" (Kenneth Branagh), his brattish son "Horace" (Alexander Pownall) and their housekeeper "Martha" (Zoë Wanamaker). Of course they miss their home and their mother (Tara Fitzgerald) but it's really dad (Alex Jennings) who is away fighting the Bosch that th...