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By Melissa Starker (5) for Columbus Alive (355) on 22 Aug 2017

Spike Jonze's film adaptation of Sendak's beloved 1963 picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, evokes that state of being, of creative and…

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By Jesus C (369) on 21 Aug 2017

Where The Wild Things Are is the best children film I have ever seen…

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By Dave E (82) on 04 Aug 2017

I can watch it 24/7 and not get tired of it…

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By Russell M (75) on 04 Aug 2017

Its a great Spike Jonze film! The music by Karen O. gives a playful tone for one of the most imaginative films of 2009…

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By Benjamin F (516) on 04 Aug 2017

I can watch it 24/7 and not get tired of it…

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By Marnie M (25) on 04 Aug 2017

I can watch it 24/7 and not get tired of it…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 18 Jul 2017

The film treats kids' inner lives as more than a fantasy, which is a rare and beautiful thing…

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By Jacob D (884) on 06 Jul 2017

Visually immersive, emotionally connected, and thankfully well-acted; this wildly imaginative, though perhaps depressing, picture book adaption…

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By Spencer P (651) on 20 May 2017

Visually immersive, emotionally connected, and thankfully well-acted; this wildly imaginative, though perhaps depressing, picture book adaption…

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Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

By Daniel W (1,325) on 20 May 2017

Not even close to the tone of the original book, Jonze does his own thing with the story and his own thing is a brilliant analysis of childlike…

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By Ryan T (1,220) on 20 May 2017

Visually immersive, emotionally connected, and thankfully well-acted; this wildly imaginative, though perhaps depressing, picture book adaption…

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By Nate R (135) on 20 May 2017

Visually immersive, emotionally connected, and thankfully well-acted; this wildly imaginative, though perhaps depressing, picture book adaption…

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By Addison D (20) on 18 May 2017

A movie for all ages. Nails the direction and playfulness of the atmospheric story from beginning to end. 5 out of 5…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 01 May 2017

The Movie overall was good, the dark gloomy atmosphere, The humming songs are creepy and sinister ,almost if they were trying to get the feeling…

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By Frodo P (7) on 12 Mar 2017

This film is not just visually great but amazingly acted showing a troubled child and how they actually act…

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By Keith C (780) on 04 Mar 2017

Walked away from the first viewing totally blown away and emotionally exhausted, and found the second viewing even more satisfying…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 07 Jan 2017

This movie won me over when one of the monsters lost a limb and was filled with sand…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 30 Dec 2016

Based on, or more accurately, inspired by the children's picture book of the same name, Spike Jonze's idea of Where the Wild Things Are is…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 27 Dec 2016

Spike Jonze's auteurish adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book is dark, visually haunting and more adult in tone than the original…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 13 Dec 2016

Jonze has filmed a fantasy as if it were absolutely real, allowing us to see the world as Max sees it, full of beauty and terror…

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