Where the Wild Things Are
There's one in all of us.
6.5(2,045) 2009-10-16 101 minAdventureDramaFamilyFantasy
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.
DirectorSpike Jonze
ScreenplaySpike Jonze
ScreenplayDave Eggers
ProducerTom Hanks
ProducerJohn B. Carls
ProducerGary Goetzman
ProducerVincent Landay
ProducerMaurice Sendak
Cast & characters
Max Records
as Max
Catherine Keener
as Mom
James Gandolfini
as Carol (voice)
Lauren Ambrose
as KW (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
as Judith (voice)
Forest Whitaker
as Ira (voice)
Chris Cooper
as Douglas (voice)
Paul Dano
as Alexander (voice)
Spike Jonze
as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
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Pepita Emmerichs
as Claire
Mark Ruffalo
as The Boyfriend
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Max Pfeifer
as Claire's Friend
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Madeleine Greaves
as Claire's Friend
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Joshua Jay
as Claire's Friend
Ryan Corr
as Claire's Friend
Steve Mouzakis
as Teacher
Michael Berry Jr.
as The Bull (voice)
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Vincent Crowley
as Carol Suit Performer
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Sonny Gerasimowicz
as Alexander Suit Performer
Nick Farnell
as Judith Suit Performer
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Sam Longley
as Ira Suit Performer
Angus Sampson
as The Bull Suit Performer
Mark McCracken
as The Bull Additional Suit Performer
John Leary
as Douglas Suit Performer
