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MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Spike Jonze
Genre: Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy, Childhood Drama
Release Date: October 16, 2009 (USA

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Summary:
Visionary director Spike Jonze brings Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book to the big screen with the help of hipster icon Dave Eggers, who teamed with Jonze to pen the adapted screenplay. A mixture of real actors, computer animation, and live puppeteering, Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of a young boy named Max (Max Records) ... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Max Records - (Max)
Catherine Keener - (Mom)
James Gandolfini - (Carol)
Paul Dano - (Alexander)
Catherine O'Hara - (Judith)
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Review:
Obviously, a children's book as short as Maurice Sendak's award-winning -Where the Wild Things Are requires a great deal of fleshing out in order to exist as a full-length movie. Luckily, director and co-screenwriter Spike Jonze makes the movie his o ... Continue >>

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