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Where the Wild Things AreOverview and Synopsis

  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Opened October 16, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 34 min.
  • PG
    mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language.
  • Misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max (Max Records) escapes to a land populated by majestic, and sometimes fierce, creatures known as the Wild Things. The Wild Things allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a More Details
  • Cast: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Michael Berry Jr., Chris Cooper, Lauren Ambrose
  • Director: Spike Jonze
  • Genres: Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy, Childhood Drama

Where the Wild Things Are Features and Exclusives

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  • Exclusive Interview!

    Exclusive Interview with director Spike Jonze!

    Jonze talks about his process on making the movie, wild emotions and the re-shoots!

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  • Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Max Records as Max with KW (voiced by Lauren Ambrose) in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini) with Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Director Spike Jonze and Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini) with Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Max Records as Max with Catherine Keener as Connie in "Where the Wild Things Are."
  • Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini) with Max Records as Max in "Where the Wild Things Are."
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Where the Wild Things Are Fan Ratings and Reviews

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  • This makes me feel at home...
    by english_patient_fan

    I don't know how else to put it, except that seeing this movie makes me feel "at home" and safe, and despite the reviews I've heard that the story is pointless, I think the parallel themes of Max...Read More

  • A dark, beautiful movie-I think.
    by punkfangrl4

    Some people don't agree with me at all, but I would say this movie is kind of dark and depressing. I think that each wild thing represents a part of Max-and the concepts in this movie are kind of...Read More

  • HORRIBLE.
    by yourbestcritic

    This movie was very disappointing. One is forced to inject their own assumptions about character history and work those assumptions into the existing and quite frankly...disturbing inter-personal...Read More

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Where the Wild Things Are Critic Reviews

  • "...a precious, self-indulgent cinematic fable that not everyone is going to love." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...a movie of surprising depth, poignancy and energy." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...director Spike Jonze's sharp instincts and vibrant visual style can't quite compensate for the lack of narrative eventfulness that increasingly bogs down this bright-minded picture." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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