Where the Wild Things Are

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

17 December 2009, 2009

Director

Spike Jonze

Composer

Karen O, Carter Burwell

Based on

Where the Wild Things Are

Genre

fantasy film, drama film, adventure film, children's film

Main subject

childhood, social competence, escapism

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

after a work by

Maurice Sendak

assessment

Bechdel test, Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test, Vito Russo test

cast member

Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Mouzakis, Alice Parkinson, Mark McCracken, Forest Whitaker, Paul Dano, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Tom Noonan, Chris Cooper

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

color

color

country of origin

Australia, United States, Germany

described by source

The 200 films to see before you almost grow up

director of photography

Lance Acord

distributed by

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, iTunes

distribution format

digital download, video on demand

duration

101

EIRIN film rating

G

film editor

James Haygood

filming location

Australia, Melbourne

Filmiroda rating

Category II

FSK film rating

FSK 6

has characteristic

film based on a literary work

Kijkwijzer rating

9

Medierådet rating

For ages 11 and up

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Tom Hanks, Maurice Sendak, Gary Goetzman, Vincent Landay

production company

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Playtone

review score

7/10, 71/100, 73%, 6.7/10

screenwriter

Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze

set in environment

fictional island

title

Where the Wild Things Are

voice actor

James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Dano, Michael Berry Jr.

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