Where the Wild Things Are
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Where the Wild Things Are

There's one in all of us.

6.5 / 10 2009 1h 41mPG English
FantasyDramaAdventureFamily

Storyline

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

Cast & Crew

Max Records

Max Records

Max

Lead
Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Mom

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Carol (voice)

Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose

KW (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Judith (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Ira (voice)

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Douglas (voice)

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Alexander (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spike Jonze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Where the Wild Things Are is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker