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Where the Wild Things Are(Movie, 2009)

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| 1h 41min | Genres: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
Where the Wild Things AreRating: 3.2/5 (with 859859 votes)
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy adventure drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is based on Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name. It combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI). The film stars Max Records, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ruffalo, and features the voices of Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, and Forest Whitaker. The film centers on a lonely young boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the "Wild Things", who declare Max their king. In the early 198... ()
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 41min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 41min
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Also available at Amazon.com on: Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Where the Wild Things Are

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

About Where the Wild Things Are

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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Additional Information

Based on the work of: Maurice Sendak ("Where the Wild Things Are")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 29 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Basque (EU), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/16/2009
Director: Spike Jonze
Screenwriter: Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze
Film Editor: James Haygood
Director of Photography: Lance Acord
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Allà on viuen els monstres"
"Onde Vivem os Monstros"
"Donde viven los monstruos"
"Hassut hurjat hirviöt"
"Max et les maximonstres"
"Sti hora ton magikon plasmaton"
"괴물들이 사는 나라"
"Gdzie mieszkają dzikie stwory"
"Till vildingarnas land"
"More Rice"
Budget: 100,000,000 USD
Revenue: 100,140,916 USD (= 100%)

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