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Synopsis: A young boy named Max has an active imagination, and he will throw fits if others don't go along with what he wants. Max - following an incident with Claire (his sister) and her friends, and following a tantrum which he throws as a result of his Mother paying more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including one named Carol who is much like Max himself in temperament. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.
Director(s): Spike Jonze
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 53 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG
Year:
2009
101 min
$77,222,184
Website
1,016 Views


right through the cracks.

And what if the cracks are closed up?

Then Ive a re-cracker

which goes right through that.

But what if there's some sort of material

that re-crackers can't get through?

Then I've a double re-cracker...

...which can get through anything

in this whole universe.

And that's end and there's nothing

more powerful after that ever.

Period.

- He has a double re-cracker.

- He does sound powerful.

Yeah! Yeah! But there has

to be some material somewhere.

I mean, maybe really

deep underground that...

Quiet!

- something...

- Be quiet!

I'm sorry, so...

You were their king...

...and you made everything right?

Yeah.

Well, you know,

what about loneliness?

What he's saying is,

will you keep out all the sadness?

I have a sadness shield,

it keeps out all the sadness.

It's big enough for all of us.

And I do this to loneliness.

I knew it! I knew it!

When he showed up,

I saw it.

Why don't guys ever listen to me?

You're right, Carol.

I didn't see it.

I don't understand.

He doesn't look like a king.

If he could be king,

I could be king.

Were you the King

where you came from?

Yeah. Yeah, for twenty years.

- That's impressive!

- That's incredible, right?

Looks like we found our king.

- You're a king, right?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I am.

- Oh, I'm so relieved.

- Sorry, we were gonna eat you.

We didn't know you were a king.

- That was insane!

- Yeah! Yeah, I mean...

Oh, my god, it's KW!

- What?

- What?

Oh, hi, KW!

KW, good to see you.

I thought you were with your new

best friends, Bob and Terry.

What are you guys doing?

- Who is that?

- KW, get in here, you gotta hear this.

- We finally got a king.

- That's true.

- A very impressive one.

- Yeah, KW, we got a king.

You and me could go for a walk

and I'll tell you about it, anytime.

You can carry me like a little baby.

Yeah, anyway I don't know

if I'm sticking around.

I just came back to...

...to get that one stick I left here.

Anyone see it?

I'll help find it, KW.

I'm good at finding sticks.

KW, he's very powerful.

- Stop, stop, don't push her.

She'll figure it out for herself.

Just leave her be, okay?

King.

King, this way your Majesty, please.

Look. He's gonna make us happy, Judy.

Yeah.

But happiness isn't always

the best way to be happy.

- Judith, stop.

- He's small for a king.

- Am I nuts? He's small.

- Yeah, that's what I said.

- Alexander!

- Sorry!

I like it better

when we have a king.

I like Carol better

when we have a king.

Hey, what happened to our houses?

They fell down.

Are those... other kings?

They were here before we got here.

I never saw them.

I've never even... noticed them.

You okay?

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Spike Jonze

Adam Spiegel, known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American actor, filmmaker, musician and photographer. His work includes commercials, film, music videos, skateboard videos and television. more…

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