Five Children and It

2004 · Directed by John Stephenson

A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.

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Cast: Freddie Highmore, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard, Zoë Wanamaker, Alex Jennings, Tara Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bailey, Poppy Rogers, Jessica Claridge

Rating: 5.5/10 from 195 votes