Where the Wild Things Are

Oct 16, 2009

1h 41m

★ 6.5

There's one in all of us.

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Legendary Pictures

Village Roadshow Pictures

Playtone

KLG Film Invest

Wild Things Productions

Where the Wild Things Are Trailers

Cast

Max

Max Records

Mom

Catherine Keener

Carol (voice)

James Gandolfini

KW (voice)

Lauren Ambrose

Judith (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Ira (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Douglas (voice)

Chris Cooper

Alexander (voice)

Paul Dano

Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Spike Jonze

Claire

Pepita Emmerichs

The Boyfriend

Mark Ruffalo

Claire's Friend

Max Pfeifer

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