Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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Theaters in Portland, ME  04101
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Fei Theatres Capitol Theater (98.6 mi)

204 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02474  (781) 648-4340

2:15pm | 4:45pm | 7:15pm
No Online Ticketing
Somerville Theatre (98.7 mi)

55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144  (617) 625-5700

5:00pm
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Movie Magic Cinemas (109.5 mi)

268 Odlin Road - Exit 45B
Bangor, ME 04401 

12:20pm | 2:35pm | 4:35pm
No Online Ticketing
West Boylston Cinema (121 mi)

101 West Boylston
West Boylston, MA 01583  (508) 835-8888

1:15pm | 6:45pm
No Online Ticketing

Critic Reviews

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

In elaborating on the original book so boldly, and repopulating it so richly, Jonze has protected Where the Wild Things Are as an inviolable literary work. In preserving its darkest spirit, he's created a potent, fully realized variation on its most highly charged themes.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

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. The brilliant songs, by Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and the Kids, enhance the film's power.Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

With Where the Wild Things Are Jonze has made a work of art that stands up to its source and, in some instances, surpasses it.Read the full review

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  • “Wild Things” and “Air” Lead Chicago Critics’s Nominations

    12/16/09 Jason Reitman's "Up In The Air" and Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are" led the nominations for the Chicago Film Critics Association's annual awards, each taking notices for best picture and best director.  |  indieWIRE
  • Lost in Baby Nation, Sofia Coppola Pregnant for a Second Time

    12/16/09 Coppola and Mars have a 3-year-old daughter named Romy and have been together for four years.  |  Popeater Movies
  • Hot Shorts: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Sparks” Fires Up Wholphin Screening

    12/16/09 Spike Jonze was not able to join the Wholphin gang at the Silent Movie Theatre.  |  indieWIRE
  • Kanye West Calls 'We Were Once A Fairytale' Honor 'Humbling'

    12/15/09 "I definitely wasn't expecting all this love at the end of the year," Kanye said of Pitchfork selecting his 11-minute short film with Spike Jonze, "We Were Once a Fairytale," as one of the top music videos of the year.  |  MTV
  • Creating costumes for 'Wild Things'

    12/15/09 Sometimes a film's costumes are so effective that they serve not only as indispensable story elements but also as an inspiration to fashion designers.  |  Variety
  • Adapted scripts range wide

    12/15/09 Though Cooper doesn't shy away from the downbeat qualities of Cobb's novel (concerning the twilight years of an alcoholic, washed-up country crooner named Bad Blake), his screenplay refocuses on Bad's decency, resilience and newfound May-December passion without the usual heart-tugging.  |  Variety
  • Coens’ go-to composer in the running with ‘Wild Things’

    12/14/09 Carter Burwell was a self-described dilettante (math, fine arts, biology, philosophy, electronic music) when he took a trip to New York with three other recent Harvard grads in 1977.  |  Variety
  • 400 Screens, 400 Blows - Wild Things

    12/13/09 It's not too much of a stretch to suggest that most awards-season movies are a bit on the safe side.  |  Cinematical.com
  • The Effects of Where the Wild Things Are

    12/11/09 Spike Jonze's eagerly-anticipated adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are was initially supposed to use entirely practical effects, but the director soon realised he'd need more sophisticated computer trickery to bring the seven 'emotionally complex' (i.e. grumpy) Wild Things to life.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • 72% Where the Wild Things Are

    12/11/09 Some may find its dark tone and slender narrative off-putting, but Spike Jonze's heartfelt adaptation of the classic children's book is as beautiful as it is uncompromising.  |  Rotten Tomatoes