Where the Wild Things Are fingerprintBig heart, immersive world.
Spectacular
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, characters, and performances
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Where the Wild Things Are is spectacular.
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, melancholic, and wholesome. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor.
Fantasy, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, characters, and performances
The direction, characters, and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and score stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
There's one in all of us.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Where the Wild Things Are is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 41 min
Where the Wild Things Are runs 1 h 41 min.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 65 out of 100, so both groups see Where the Wild Things Are much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $100 million to make and earned $100 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Germany.
+62GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Where the Wild Things Are in 76 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 68 storytelling tropes for Where the Wild Things Are, including Shout-Out, Bittersweet Ending, But Now I Must Go.
6.7
