Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Directed by Spike Jonze · 101 min · Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
37.6 TOPICAL score · #2,879 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009, directed by Spike Jonze) has a TOPICAL score of 37.6 - ranked 2,879 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and awards, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (2,086 ratings) · IMDb 6.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (2,086 ratings) · IMDb 6.7/10
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read49,854 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener (actor #354), James Gandolfini (actor #980), Lauren Ambrose
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