FamilyComedyFantasy

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

- He puts the mean in green.

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...

Release Date : 2000-11-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesImagine EntertainmentLUNI ProductionsDr. Seuss Enterprises

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole ChristmasThe GrinchHow the Grinch Stole Christmas

Cast

Character Name : Grinch

Original Name : Jim Carrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy Lou Who

Original Name : Taylor Momsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mayor Augustus Maywho

Original Name : Jeffrey Tambor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha May Whovier

Original Name : Christine Baranski

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lou Lou Who

Original Name : Bill Irwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty Lou Who

Original Name : Molly Shannon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Whobris

Original Name : Clint Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : 8-Year-Old Grinch

Original Name : Josh Ryan Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clarnella

Original Name : Mindy Sterling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Surprised Who

Original Name : Bryce Dallas Howard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Christina Whoterberry

Original Name : Lacey Kohl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rose

Original Name : Rachel Winfree

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elderly Timekeeper

Original Name : Rance Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drew Lou Who

Original Name : Jeremy Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stu Lou Who

Original Name : T.J. Thyne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Junie

Original Name : Nadja Pionilla

Gender : Female

Character Name : Officer Wholihan

Original Name : Jim Meskimen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Michael Dahlen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biker Who

Original Name : David Costabile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Rue Who

Original Name : Mary Stein

Gender : Female

Character Name : Crazy Mose

Original Name : James Ritz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Post Office Clerk

Original Name : Deep Roy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sophie

Original Name : Jessica Sara

Gender : Female

Character Name : Who Boy

Original Name : Mason Lucero

Gender : Male

Character Name : 8-Year-Old Augustus Maywho

Original Name : Ben Bookbinder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Who Schoolgirl

Original Name : Michaela Gallo

Gender : Female

Character Name : 8-Year-Old Martha May Whovier

Original Name : Landry Allbright

Gender : Female

Character Name : 8-Year-Old Whobris

Original Name : Reid Kirchenbauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Rebecca Chace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Suzanne Krull

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Steve Kehela

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Lillias White

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Rain Pryor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : John Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tree Trimmer

Original Name : Kevin Isola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yodeler

Original Name : Gavin Grazer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : Walter Franks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Verne Troyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Clayton Martinez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Choir Member

Original Name : Q'orianka Kilcher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tiny Who Woman

Original Name : Caroline Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tiny Who Man

Original Name : John Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : Near Miss Who

Original Name : Grainger Esch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pudding Chef

Original Name : Eva Burkley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Rick Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Bill Sturgeon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Mark Setrakian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Jurgen Heimann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puppeteer

Original Name : Tim Blaney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Balloon Who

Original Name : Charles Croughwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max the Dog (voice)

Original Name : Frank Welker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Anthony Hopkins

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

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 intended to try to do both. Jim Carey embodies the Grinch like no one else possibly could (I think Mike Myers proved that in "The Cat in the Hat"), and that is the majority of this so if you don't enjoy him, then you won't enjoy this movie. I do think they added some refreshing character interactions, though some of the execution is much better than others. While it is far from a perfect movie, my biggest gripe is their stupid noses: it seriously bothers me the entire movie. It bothers me more than them dressing the Grinch, which points out that he is naked a LOT with his "co lead" being a young girl: you can see it just distracts from the spirit of the movie. I don't think that everyone is going to love this movie, but it's hard to imagine that people will hate it.

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Peter89Spencer

@Peter89Spencer

2021-06-23

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).

Andre Gonzales

@SoSmooth1982

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.

Courtney

@moatsc18

2023-12-27

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

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

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 date that the Catholic Church marks the birth of Jesus. No one knows when Jesus was born, but the Church chose the date for convenience, coinciding the feast with an older pagan celebration, Saturnalia. For centuries, Christmas was just a festive day when Catholics confessed themselves, listened to Mass and ate fish (the consumption of meat and candy is forbidden on holy days, even though the elites did, by paying cash indulgences... in my country it's still tradition to eat codfish in Christmas Eve). The "invention" of modern Christmas happened in the late nineteenth century, with capitalism, and the creation of toy industries and food industries that allowed the middle classes a more interesting supper and the gift for children, offered to them by Baby Jesus and, later, for the invented character of Father Natal (in Spain, this exchange of gifts is only made on the day of kings in January, what I think makes full sense). This is how, in England, Germany and the US, Christmas became more commercial, more focused on consuming, gift distribution and conviviality, and the religious aspect was putted in the background. This movie, released in the 1980s, shows us an evil character who learned to see Christmas as futile due to this obsession with toys, gifts and food. He does not know how to express this in the best way, he's unaware that behind this is a greater meaning, but what Grinch rejects is precisely this "commercial Christmas." And I couldn't agree more with him… So, through his mischiefs, Grinch will help people to rediscover the meaning of Christmas, even if this is not his real purpose. This is the beauty of this story, for me: Grinch will help the Whoos while they will help him to understand that Christmas is more than gifts or food. Directed by Ron Howard, a director whose credits do not require presentations, the film is very well done and was a gigantic box office hit and critical success. It became a Christmas classic, although today it is not so popular. With no dead moments, it has an excellent pace, it does not lengthen too much, it is not tiring, and the script does what it needs, although with various flaws and several jokes that are not working. I liked, in particular, the narrator's interventions and rhymes, something that reinforces the idea that this is a children's story. Cinematography is amazing, with vibrant and flashy colors, and the soundtrack, not being memorable, has good qualities. Jim Carrey did very well in accepting the difficult task of bringing Grinch to life. I can only imagine how boring it was for him to be subject to that make-up routine every day, but it was totally worth the time and sacrifice: he's unrecognizable and absolutely credible and authentic under that thing, and has a natural gift to model the voice as he wants and suits to the character. Sir Anthony Hopkins also deserves praise for his participation, having lent his voice to the narrator. The rest does a positive job, but merely supports Carrey in its task of building the movie around it.