The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , the first published book in C. S. Lewis 's children 's series , The Chronicles of Narnia . The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis 's children 's epic fantasy series , The Chronicles of Narnia .