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Where The Wild Things Are, the movie

Last updated on: September 23, 2009 

Image: A scene from Where The Wild Things Are

Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in Where the Wild Things Are, a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. 

Where The Wild Things Are, the movie

Image: A scene from Where The Wild Things Are

The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. 

Where The Wild Things Are, the movie

Image: A scene from Where The Wild Things Are

Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. 

Where The Wild Things Are, the movie

Image: Where The Wild Things Are

When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

Where The Wild Things Are, the movie

Image: A scene from Where The Wild Things Are

Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Maurice Sendak, John Carls and Vincent Landay, Where the Wild Things Are stars Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara and Forest Whitaker. The movie hits theatres on October 16.