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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ron Howard

Producer:

Brian Grazer

Writer:

Dr. Seuss, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman

Release Date:

Dec 12, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Cast

  • Jim Carrey
  • Taylor Momsen
  • Kelley
  • Jeffrey Tambor
  • Christine Baranski
  • Bill Irwin
  • Molly Shannon
  • Clint Howard
  • Josh Ryan Evans
  • Mindy Sterling

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Dec 21, 2016

    Reasons why Letterboxd should take this film more seriously: - Ron Howard's best film. Can you think of something better? I can't. - One of three Oscar noms Jim Carrey was robbed of. - I'm sorry but the script is funny as hell and makes this trainwreck so pleasing. -…

    6.5K Likes
    Zā (Vanity Rex)
    Zā (Vanity Rex)

    Guys, is no one ever gonna talk about the fact that the Grinch's adoptive parents were a Whoville Lesbian Couple™ like guys????

    6.0K Likes
    👽 Zara 👽
    👽 Zara 👽
    Dec 7, 2018

    "even if i wanted to go my schedule wouldn't allow it. 4:00: wallow in self-pity. 4:30: stare into abyss. 5:00: solve world hunger (tell no one). 5:30: jazzercize. 6:30: dinner with me. i can't cancel again. 7:00: wrestle with my self-loathing." hello was just wondering…

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    neve
    neve
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    Dec 7, 2020

    📨 JURY DUTY 🔳 📨 JURY DUTY 🔳 📨 JURY DUTY 🔳 📨 BLACKMAIL 🔳 📨 PINK SLIP 🔳 📨 CHAIN LETTER 🔳 📨 EVICTION NOTICE 🔳 ❄🏘🤢🐶🚮🗻👧🏼🎀🏰💡🎁🪒🎄🔥🤢🎅🛷🎁🤏🛍🤏

    4.0K Likes
    Christmas Di Leo 🎅🎄🎁
    Christmas Di Leo 🎅🎄🎁
    Dec 24, 2019

    if my future kids ever ask me who baby yoda is i'm gonna show them baby grinch instead

    3.4K Likes
    maria
    maria
    Dec 17, 2023

    I legitimately and without any shred of sarcasm or irony think that Jim Carrey deserved an Oscar nom for this

    3.3K Likes
    Reece
    Reece
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    Dec 5, 2020

    Imagine devoting the next 50 years of your life to personally loathing everyone in your hometown because you got roasted in front of your second grade crush when you were 8

    2.6K Likes
    jaywill 🌨️
    jaywill 🌨️
    Dec 3, 2018

    how is grinch mean if he has a dog? deal with that logic

    2.5K Likes
    duda
    duda
    Dec 21, 2015

    why the mayor of whoville look like mitt romney

    2.3K Likes
    vitani
    vitani
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  • victoria ann
    victoria ann loved
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    if it’s not in your top 5 of christmas movies, then i don’t trust your opinion sorry not sorry. like god damn jim carrey does an AMAZING job at this, i love it ✨10/10✨

    6 🔥 8 2Y
    Estelle
    Estelle loved
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    Best christmas movie

    3 🔥 4 2Y
    MovieDaddy
    MovieDaddy disliked
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    This version of the Grinch rides the line between safe and dark too close, which results in its failure. If you’re going to go dark, lean into it. Otherwise play it safe and keep it open for a wider audience. The inability to commit one way or the other is obvious.

    4 3Y
  • zeezzuu
    zeezzuu liked
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    Awesome

    2 🥱 1 2Y
    Penny
    Penny liked
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    I think it’s mostly nostalgia but I’ve been watching this movies every few years since I was a kid so it hold a special place in my heart. Jim Carrey is still a better Grinch then Benedict Cumberbatch. Show your kids this movie instead of the Illumination trash.

    2 3Y
    Courtney O
    Courtney O loved
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    My brother and I love this movie we know most of the scenes line by line, it's an iconic film that every family should enjoy during Christmas time!

    1 🔥 1 3Y
  • disco ball
    disco ball disliked
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    actually terrifying- worse than cat in the hat live action

    2 2Y
    Caliya Everett
    Caliya Everett loved
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    The grinch is my husband and Cindy Lou who is an icon

    2 1Y
    Kim
    Kim loved
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    Jim Carey is truly the best grinch ever

    🔥 2 2Y
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6.5

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Generally favorable reviews based on 238 Reviews
50

I am not a mind-reader and cannot be sure, but I think a lot of children are going to look at this movie with perplexity and distaste. It's just not much fun.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
30

This new feature has replaced the original's benevolence, taste and wit with cynicism, armpit humor and manic, desperately unfunny padding.

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Metacritic review by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly
20

Profoundly unnecessary -- cluttered, padded even at 90 minutes, indifferently narrated by Anthony Hopkins, and consistently misdirected by Ron Howard.

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David Edelstein
Slate
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