Where the Wild Things Are

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Poster for the film WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Where the Wild Things Are

In Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, a young boy named Max struggles with his temper, a problem that leads him to another world full of larger-than-life monsters. This whimsical tale will enchant audiences of all ages with its stunning visual interpretation of Sendak’s creatures, designed from the page to the screen by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

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Where the Wild Things Are stands out for its unusually potent evocation of the timbre of childhood imagining, with its combination of the outré and the banal, grand schemes jumbled up with delicate feelings and the urge to smash things up.”
Ben Walters, Time Out
“It's a quiet reminder of the power of scary-ish stories, and it's made with warmth, humor, and wisdom.”
Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

This film is part of the JBFC Kids series.



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