Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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.

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy

What to watch after Where the Wild Things Are

• Away We Go (2009)
• Human Nature (2001)
• Pete's Dragon (2016)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) — Same subject: creature
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) — Same feel: emotional, melancholy
• Wild at Heart (1990)