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.
Directed by John Stephenson
fairy
based on children's book
wish fulfillment
Trailer
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2.8 / 5
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
It
Duncan Preston
Sergeant
John Sessions
Peasemarsh
Crew
Samuel Hadida
Producer
Lisa Henson
Producer
Victor Hadida
Executive Producer
Kristine Belson
Executive Producer
Edith Nesbit
Novel
George Cottle
Stunts
Popular Reviews
51 reviews
Floortje Broere
7.0★ · 10/26/25
Haha ur so funny have your parents tried boiling you✨✨
(Jonathan bailey ik kijk alles voor jou mag ik nu een kans ?)
Haha ur so funny have your parents tried boiling you✨✨
(Jonathan bailey ik kijk alles voor jou mag ik nu een kans ?)
lara wood
4.0★ · 04/13/25
what a bizarrely stacked cast and odd movie but i have to say i appreciate the freaky green fella feel like he’d be good craic down the pub x
also why is that little freak from willy wonka everywhere
what a bizarrely stacked cast and odd movie but i have to say i appreciate the freaky green fella feel like he’d be good craic down the pub x
also why is that little freak from willy wonka everywhere
sireen
6.0★ · 07/07/24
still don’t know how this is actually real and not just some silly dream i had when i was 5
still don’t know how this is actually real and not just some silly dream i had when i was 5
Paige Flaming
I was really convinced this was a fever dream i had as a kid but here it is....
I was really convinced this was a fever dream i had as a kid but here it is....
Kiele
6.0★ · 09/26/19
Listen, I’m just realizing that 8 year old me was such a hoe for Cyril. Also, someone lock Horace up that kid is a serial killer.
Listen, I’m just realizing that 8 year old me was such a hoe for Cyril. Also, someone lock Horace up that kid is a serial killer.
