Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 41m · PG

There's one in all of us.

65%(2,091)IMDbAdventureDramaFantasy

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.

Directed bySpike Jonze

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 41m
Language: EN
Released: October 16, 2009
Budget: $100,000,000
Revenue: $100,140,916

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10 credited

Starring

Max Records

Max

Catherine Keener

Mom

James Gandolfini

Carol (voice)

Lauren Ambrose

KW (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Judith (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Ira (voice)

Chris Cooper

Douglas (voice)

Paul Dano

Alexander (voice)

Spike Jonze

Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Pepita Emmerichs

Claire

Creative team

Directed by: Spike Jonze
Written by: Dave Eggers
Spike Jonze
Produced by: John B. Carls
Vincent Landay

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