---
title: 'Where the Wild Things Are (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spike Jonze'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/where-the-wild-things-are-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

2009 · 101 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 American fantasy adventure film directed by Spike Jonze, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Eggers. Based on Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book, it combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI). The film stars Max Records, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ruffalo, and the voices of Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, and Forest Whitaker. The film centres on a young boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the "Wild Things", who declare him to be a king.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze)
- **Screenplay:** [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze), [Dave Eggers](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-eggers)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell), [Karen O](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-o)
- **Producer:** [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks), [Maurice Sendak](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-sendak), [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman), [Vincent Landay](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-landay)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- **Editor:** [James Haygood](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-haygood)

## Cast

- [Mark Ruffalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-ruffalo)
- [Lauren Ambrose](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-ambrose)
- [Chris Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cooper)
- [Tom Noonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-noonan)
- [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze)
- [Steve Mouzakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mouzakis)
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- [James Gandolfini](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gandolfini)
- [Max Records](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-records)
- [Alice Parkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-parkinson)
- [Paul Dano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dano)
- [Mark McCracken](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-mccracken)
- [Kalia Prescott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalia-prescott)
- [Catherine Keener](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-keener)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/where-wild-things-are
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/where-the-wild-things-are-2009
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