Maurice Sendak&s classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation Directed by innovative filmmaker Spike Jonze Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventure of Max a mischievous young boy who is sent to his room after rebelling against his mother However Max&s imagination is free to roam & it soon transports him to a thriving forest bordering a vast sea Delighted Max sets sail for the land of the Wild Things where mischief reigns & Max rules