Movies Like Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

PG | 1h 41m | Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
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Where the Wild Things Are Movie Information:

Directors:
Spike Jonze
Stars:
Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves, Joshua Jay … (full cast)
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Movies like Where the Wild Things Are include The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Being John Malkovich (1999), Hugo (2011), Coraline (2009), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), and James and the Giant Peach (1996).