Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 film based on the 1963 children's book of the same name.
Maurice Sendak wrote the original book while Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers wrote the film's screenplay.
Max Records, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ruffalo appear in the film and an ensemble voice cast includes Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, and Forest Whitaker.
The film recouped its $100 million buget and was generally well received.
It was released to DVD and Blu-ray in March 2010.
Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action, and brief language.
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Category
Severity
Time
Description
Sentence Before
0:00:22-0:00:45
A child chases and roughhouses with a dog.
None ("Village Roadshow" title card is seen)
0:04:00-0:04:09
A child is in peril briefly.
None
0:16:18-0:16:28
An elevated view is seen.
None (Max is sailing in a boat)
0:16:40-0:17:18
A child is in a few perilous situations.
None
0:17:19-0:18:14
A child is in an escalating perilous situation.
None
0:17:55-0:18:10
A person struggles in rough water and views below the surface are seen.
None
0:18:18-0:18:30
An elevated view is seen.
None
0:18:48-0:19:03
A child climbs a tall cliff unassisted.
None
0:18:58-0:19:03
An elevated view is seen.
None
0:19:04-0:19:15
A child is in a dangerous situation.
None
0:19:05-0:19:07
An elevated view looking down is seen briefly.
None
0:24:10-0:24:51
A child is in a perilous situation.
Carol: "You get that one, I’ll get this one. See who can do it faster, ok?" Max: "Ok." Carol: "Go!" ...
0:24:52-0:25:30
A child is in an increasingly dangerous situation and is threatened.
Judith: "Who are you? Are you one of KW’s new friends?" Douglas: "Oh, are you Bob or Terry?" Max: "I--I don’t even know who that is."
0:32:41-0:32:48
An elevated view is seen in the background.
♫ "One. Set. Off. We go. Two, set off, we go." ... ♫
0:32:49-0:33:05
People stand at the edge of a cliff and a view looking straight down is seen.
♫ "One. Set. Off. We go. Two, set off, we go." ... ♫
0:32:56-0:33:00
A child is accidentally put in a dangerous situation.
♫ "One. Set. Off. We go. Two, set off, we go." ... ♫
0:33:06-0:33:49
Elevated views are seen in the background and people are near a cliff.
None
0:36:07-0:36:15
A child is accidentally put in a dangerous situation.
Alexander: "You can introduce me to the king, if you want." Judith: "Let me see your face. Ooh, what’s that? Don’t worry. Let me see it."
0:37:13-037:37
A child is unknowingly placed in escalating danger.
KW: "Go pick someone else’s nose!"
0:50:51-0:50:53
A view looking down is seen briefly.
Judith: "I believe part of that idea was mine." Carol: "What part?" Judith: "The part where I said 'yeah, good idea'". ... Douglas: "I got it. Got it."
0:54:49-0:54:57
A mild elevated view is seen.
KW: "Seriously. They're really smart. They have the answers to everything." ...
0:55:00-0:55:15
People falling and elevated views are seeing.
None
0:55:32-0:55:41
Animal abuse occurs twice briefly.
None
1:03:48-1:04:00
Elevated views are seen.
Judith: "Yeah, you better run!" Alexander: "Hey, wait! You didn't make the official start of the game -- ".
1:05:23-1:05:38
Animal abuse is seen briefly and used in a comical manner.
Ira: "Ooh, good shot! I'm going to get you!" ...
1:08:32-1:11:10
"Insects" is seen in closed captioning briefly and are heard in the background.
KW: "I don't know why I came back here. Glad to met you, I guess." ...
1:11:26-1:11:48
Elevated views are seen.
None
1:12:37-1:12:41
An open wound is seen.
Max: "Hi." ...
1:14:36-1:14:57
An ascending and elevated views are seen.
Alexander: "Look, I don’t care. Just don’t ever let Carol find out." ...
1:18:03-1:18:06
Two characters scuffle briefly.
Douglas: "Look, I just went along with it because I knew how much you wanted it."
1:18:05-1:18:15
A character’s arm is bloodlessly ripped off.
Douglas: "Look, I just went along with it because I knew how much you wanted it." Carol: "Don’t say that!" Max: "Carol, stop it!"
1:18:16-1:19:19
A child is in danger and chased.
Carol: "Well, I was just holding on to it. You pulled away." Max: "Carol, stop it!"
1:19:18-1:21:32
A person is seen inside a small space multiple times.
