Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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Max
Catherine Keener
Mom
James Gandolfini
Carol (voice)
Lauren Ambrose
KW (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Judith (voice)
Forest Whitaker
Ira (voice)
Chris Cooper
Douglas (voice)
Paul Dano
Alexander (voice)
Spike Jonze
Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Pepita Emmerichs
Claire
Director
Spike Jonze
Screenplay
Spike Jonze
Tagline
"There's one in all of us."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$100,000,000
Revenue
$100,140,916
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Playtone, KLG Film Invest, Wild Things Productions
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