Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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There's one in all of us.

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.

• Released: 2009-10-16
• Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 2,075 votes

Directed by Spike Jonze.

Top cast

• 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)
• Pepita Emmerichs as Claire

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Where the Wild Things Are

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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