Where the Wild Things Are
Film2009101 min

Where the Wild Things Are

Taste attributes: dramafamilyfantasyscience fictionadventurefresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clash

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"There's one in all of us."

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted sci-fi film that is otherworldly, polished and sweeping. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfish out of water/culture clash

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Max RecordsCatherine KeenerLauren AmbroseRyan CorrSpike Jonze

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2009
Runtime
101 min
Status
Released
Studio
Legendary Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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