Directed by Troy Nixey   Written by Guillermo del Toro   Matthew Robbins   Nigel McKeand   Cast Bruce Gleeson ... Buggy Driver Eddie Ritchard ... Housekeeper (as Edwina Ritchard) Garry McDonald ... Blackwood Bailee Madison ... Sally Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen ... Airport Cart Driver Katie Holmes ... Kim Guy Pearce ... Alex Jack Thompson ... Harris Julia Blake ... Mrs. Underhill David Tocci ... Workman Lance Drisdale ... Policeman Nicholas Bell ... Psychiatrist Libby Gott ... Nurse James Mackay ... Librarian Emilia Burns ... Caterer (as Emelia Burns) Alan Dale ... Charles Jacoby Trudy Hellier ... Evelyn Jacoby Terry Kenwrick ... Bill Grant Piro ... Creature (voice) Todd MacDonald ... Creature (voice) Angus Smallwood ... Creature (voice) Dylan Young ... Creature (voice) Guillermo del Toro ... Creature (voice) Abbe Holmes ... Joanne (voice) Uncredited Cast Richard Davine ... Tourist Lisa N Edwards ... Cocktail Party Guest Kim Ross ... Extra Produced by Guillermo del Toro   William Horberg   Mark Johnson   Stephen Jones   Nick Nunziata   Tom Williams   Original Music by Marco Beltrami   Buck Sanders

Additional Info Premiere: November 06, 2010 Theatrical Release: August 26, 2011 DVD Release: January 03, 2012 Blu-ray Release: January 03, 2012 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Dark Fairy Production Companies Miramax (presents) (as Miramax) FilmDistrict (in association with) Necropia Gran Via Tequila Gang Distributors FilmDistrict   (2011) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.5 / 10 Our Rating 4.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 4.6 / 10 Site Ranking #2,412 / 21,035 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 1 total rating Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #2,408 GLOW: Season 2 (2018) #2,409 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) #2,410 White Noise (2005) #2,411 The Croods: A New Age (2020) #2,412 Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2010) #2,413 The Great Outdoors (1988) #2,414 Thirst (2009) #2,415 Courage The Cowardly Dog: Season 2 (2000) #2,416 Courage The Cowardly Dog: Season 3 (2002)