Where the Wild Things Are

There's one in all of us.


Where the Wild Things Are
After a fight with his mom, a little boy retreats to his room, and then into his own private fantasy world across, the sea, in a land populated by large creatures. There is a lot of discord in this land, and our little hero sets about setting things right... which of course mirrors things in his real world back home.

99 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Violence).
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Max Records, Pepira Emmerichs, Catherine Keener, voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker
Director
Spike Jonze
ScreenplaySpike Jonze, Dave Eggers, from the book by Maurice Sendak
MusicCarter Burwell, Karen Orzolek
CinematographyLance Acord
EditingJames Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2009
Produced byWarner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Playtone, Wild Things Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreFantasy, adventure
LanguageVery mild
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceSome
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsMoments of mildish menace and poignant themes might need parental guidance.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
1
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
1
Alcohol / Drugs
1
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
3
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconInto the wild
15
Die Burger
Jeanne Calitz quote iconSpike Jonze skep 'n onheilspellende sprokie wat veral by volwasenes aanklank sal vind
15
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan quote iconMore becomes less and harder to love
10
Box Office
Amy Nicholson quote iconAs untamable as the original
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconThe film will play better for older audiences remembering a much-loved book from childhood, and not as well with kids who have been trained on slam-bam action animation.
15
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconJonze's adaptation of Sendak's rigorously unsentimental story is a moving tribute to both their talents.
20
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote icon Frustrating when not boring.
8
Metacritic.com
37 critics
14
Rottentomatoes critics
233 critics
14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconSome may find its dark tone and slender narrative off-putting, but Spike Jonze's heartfelt adaptation of the classic children's book is as beautiful as it is uncompromising.
15

What the People say

Internet
15881 Netizens
15

Average .. 69%

14

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