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Where the Wild Things Are

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 41m
  • 71

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Spike Jonze

Producer:

Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Maurice Sendak

Writer:

Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers

Release Date:

Oct 16, 2009

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Cast

  • Catherine Keener
  • Max Records
  • Mark Ruffalo
  • James Gandolfini
  • Lauren Ambrose
  • Chris Cooper
  • Catherine O'Hara
  • Forest Whitaker
  • Paul Dano

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Metacritic

71
metacritic
Based on 37 Critics
6.5

USER SCORE (412)

Generally favorable reviews based on 412 Reviews
80

For all the artfulness, the feel of the film is rough-hewn, almost primitive. It’s a fabulous tree house of a movie.

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Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
60

Where the film falters is Jonze and novelist Dave Eggers' adaptation, which fails to invest this world with strong emotions.

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Metacritic review by Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
50

I have a vision of eight-year-olds leaving the movie in bewilderment. Why are the creatures so unhappy? That question doesn’t return a child to safety or anywhere else. Of one thing I am sure: children will be relieved when Max gets away from this anxious crew.

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David Denby
The New Yorker
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