Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker
Warner Bros.; Directed by Spike Jonze
Rated PG; 101 minutes; 2009

This adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story follows Max, a disobedient little boy who is sent to bed without his supper. Max then creates an imaginary forest world populated by the wild things, exotic monsters and ferocious creatures who embrace Max as their ruler.