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UNITED STATES · 2009

Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze
childhood imagination running away from home friendship and belonging power and responsibility family conflict
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Synopsis

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.

Year2009
CountryUnited States
DirectorSpike Jonze
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