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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 1h 45m
Family Comedy Fantasy
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.8/10
8,450 reviews
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

"You better watch out!"

Top Billed Cast

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
Grinch
Taylor Momsen
Taylor Momsen
Cindy Lou Who
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
Mayor Augustus Maywho
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Martha May Whovier
Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin
Lou Lou Who
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
Betty Lou Who
Clint Howard
Clint Howard
Whobris
Josh Ryan Evans
Josh Ryan Evans
8-Year-Old Grinch

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

K Kamurai Verified TMDB Critic
2020-07-27

Really good watch, will eventually watch again, and can recommend, but less so for younger audiences.

I never remembered all the weird adult humor in this, it is usually just the charming grinchiness of Jim Carey's overacting that sticks with me, and maybe the Christmas spirit of Mary Lou Who.

The movie manages to ride this wonderfully line between keeping the spirit of the book (even rhyming at times) and being new and refreshing, but it does do that by playing to the adults that would have read the book as a child rather than endearing a new generation of children, but I think they int...

P Peter89Spencer Verified TMDB Critic
2020-12-13

I'm not gonna lie, this version of the Grinch scared the crap out of me when I was a kid!

But as I got older I started to get use to it.
The trick was to just listen to the whole thing without looking at it and gradually (each year take a peak)....

A Andre Gonzales Verified TMDB Critic
2023-06-27

At first I didn't like this movie. It's one of my daughters favorites tho. So she would always want to watch a lot around Christmas time. Now I don't mind it and it's like a Christmas tradition for us now to watch this movie....

C Courtney Verified TMDB Critic
2023-12-27

This is my favorite version and has been my favorite since I was a small child....

F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic
2024-06-10

**A movie about Christmas, and about the way we face it.**

For starters, I must clarify that I have never seen any other material about Grinch, much less the original book where this character was created. I will judge this movie for what it is, without weaves comparisons. He is not my Christmas favorite, never was, I even think it is a little scary for smaller children, given the mischiefs and attitude of Grinch. But it has a good story, good dialogues and other qualities.

What is Christmas? Many will say that's the family or children's party. I accept, but in fact, it is the symbolic d...