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Where the Wild Things Are

Movie·2009·Fantasy, Drama, Adventure·1h 41m·6.5 (2,025)·Directed by Spike Jonze

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Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

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