Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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Carmike Cinemas Carmilllke 10 Asheville (44.1 mi)

299-1 Swannanoa River Road
Asheville, NC 28805  (828) 298-4452

7:00pm
No Online Ticketing
Carmike 10 - Knoxville (47.5 mi)

5020 Millertown Pike
Knoxville, TN 37917  (865)637-5572

4:15pm | 7:10pm | 9:30pm
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Regal Cinemas West Town Mall 9 (48.4 mi)

7600 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919  (800)326-3264

2:10pm | 4:50pm | 7:40pm 10:10pm
No Online Ticketing
Real to Reel Theatre (79 mi)

130 West Springbrook Drive
Johnson City, TN 37604  (423) 282-3557

1:30pm | 3:30pm | 5:30pm
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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