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.

Max Records
as Max

Catherine Keener
as Mom

James Gandolfini
as Carol (voice)

Lauren Ambrose
as KW (voice)

Catherine O'Hara
as Judith (voice)

Forest Whitaker
as Ira (voice)

Chris Cooper
as Douglas (voice)

Paul Dano
as Alexander (voice)

Spike Jonze
as Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

Pepita Emmerichs
as Claire
Vinicius Monteiro
Do you remember what it was like to be nine years old? Not the sanitized, colorful version animated movies usually sell us, but the raw, confusing, and often lonely reality of childhood? If you're hitting play on Where the Wild Things Are expecting a lighthearted Toy Story-style adventure to distrac...