There's one in all of us.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Max Records, Pepira Emmerichs, Catherine Keener, voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker |
Director |
Spike Jonze |
Screenplay | Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, from the book by Maurice Sendak |
Music | Carter Burwell, Karen Orzolek |
Cinematography | Lance Acord |
Editing | James Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2009 |
Produced by | Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Playtone, Wild Things Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Fantasy, adventure |
Language | Very mild |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Some |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Moments of mildish menace and poignant themes might need parental guidance. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Into the wild | 15 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Spike Jonze skep 'n onheilspellende sprokie wat veral by volwasenes aanklank sal vind | 15 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan More becomes less and harder to love | 10 | |
Box Office Amy Nicholson As untamable as the original | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The 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 Jonze's adaptation of Sendak's rigorously unsentimental story is a moving tribute to both their talents. | 20 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Frustrating when not boring. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 37 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 233 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Some 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 |