Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 2,098 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
Where to watch Where the Wild Things Are
- United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex; 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, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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