Dr. Seuss' The Grinch

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Dr. Seuss' The Grinch

PG,

2018,

1h 26m,

Kids & Family/

Holiday/

Comedy/

Adventure/

Animation

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The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbors in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realizes there is one way to gain peace and quiet. With help from Max, the green grump hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence the Whos' holiday cheer once and for all.

Critics Consensus

The Grinch gives the classic Seuss source material a brightly animated update that's solidly suitable for younger viewers without adding substantially to the story's legacy.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Feb 7, 2019

2.5/5

The Grinch is bright and colorful, but the narrative feels a bit off from the anti-consumerist message that Dr. Seuss may have originally intended.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 27, 2018

3/5

[The Grinch] is excessively well-meaning and very tame. No doubt it will please those who will always love the story, no matter what shape it takes, but you have to be a fan.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Nov 26, 2018

3.5/5

Cumberbatch... does not let us down.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Nov 25, 2025

3/4

...familiar territory that is, for the most part, employed to entertaining and impressively memorable effect by Mosier and Cheney...

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 10, 2024

6/10

Overall The Grinch suffers the curse experienced by many films, in that it is good and entertaining but ultimately only ‘good enough‘ or ‘reasonably entertaining’. Jokes land generally well, but softly.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

2/5

Pandering to audiences with modern songs and obvious punchlines galore Don’t they know that these are tricks people will come to abhor?

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Scott Mosier

Director

Yarrow Cheney

Director

Benedict Cumberbatch

The Grinch

Cameron Seely

Cindy-Lou Who

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Donna Who

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Synopsis

The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbors in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realizes there is one way to gain peace and quiet. With help from Max, the green grump hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence the Whos' holiday cheer once and for all.

Director: Scott Mosier, Yarrow Cheney
Producer: Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri
Screenwriter: Michael LeSieur, Tommy Swerdlow
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment
Rating: PG (Brief Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $270.9M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby Atmos, Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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