Where the Wild Things Are
2009 · 1h 41m · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy · United States of America, Germany · Rated PG (US)
There's one in all of us.
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.
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Spike Jonze6.5Smart score
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based on children's bookchildren's bookchildren's perspectivescreaturelyingmaurice sendakoverflowing with imagination
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