Top billed cast

1. 

   Max Records

   Max

2. 

   Catherine Keener

   Mom

3. 

   James Gandolfini

   Carol (voice)

4. 

   Lauren Ambrose

   KW (voice)

5. 

   Catherine O'Hara

   Judith (voice)

6. 

   Forest Whitaker

   Ira (voice)

7. 

   Chris Cooper

   Douglas (voice)

8. 

   Paul Dano

   Alexander (voice)

9. 

   Spike Jonze

   Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)

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Reviews

A review by Vinicius Monteiro

Written by Vinicius Monteiro on 2026-05-23

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 distract the kids on a Sunday afternoon, stop right there. What we have here isn't just a distraction; it's a mirror. Over 90 minutes, we're faced with a film that dares to treat a child not as a naive little being, but as a complex creature. It's a divisive movie: to some, it's a misunderstood masterpiece...read the rest

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7. Four Kids and It62%
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10. Jack the Giant Slayer58%
11. Strange World62%
12. The Dark Crystal71%
13. The Jungle Book68%
14. Nico the Unicorn61%
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16. The Jungle Book72%
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19. Return from Witch Mountain58%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$100,000,000.00

Revenue
$100,140,916.00

Keywords

• creature
• based on children's book
• children's book
• lying
• overflowing with imagination
• children's perspectives
• maurice sendak