Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009 · 1h41 · Film

Directed by Spike Jonze

Starring Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Paul Dano, Spike Jonze, Pepita Emmerichs

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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.

Original language
English
Country
United States, Germany
Screenplay
Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers
Music
Carter Burwell, Karen O
Cinematography
Lance Acord
Cast
Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Paul Dano, Spike Jonze, Pepita Emmerichs

Updated August 14, 2026

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