The Grinch
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The Grinch

It was the heist before Christmas.

2018 • 85 min • Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Synopsis

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.

Our family guide

Best from age 5
79
Movie Knight Score
4487 reviews
  • 83 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
  • 69 Audience · 4481 · 31%

The Grinch despises Christmas and plots to steal all the decorations and presents from Whoville. However, a small girl

Violence & peril
1/10
Language
0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
3/10

Heads up

  • The Grinch can be a bit grumpy and mean early on
  • Some mild slapstick cartoon peril

What it models well

  • Community spirit and generosity
  • Kindness and forgiveness
  • The true meaning of celebration

Talk about it after

  • Why the Grinch disliked Christmas at first
  • The importance of giving over receiving
  • How showing kindness can change hearts

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Top billed cast

Director: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier • Crew: Michael LeSieur, Tommy Swerdlow

Trailers & clips

Merry Christmas

Trailer - Now on Digital, Blu-Ray, & DVD

10 Minute Preview - Film Clip

The Grinch (2018) - Featurette - Grinch Trivia

The Grinch (2018) - Clips - Bricklebaum

The Grinch (2018) - Featurette - Attitude

Official Trailer #3

Official Trailer #2

Reviewer notes

Recommended

If I were a child, I would love it, but I am a grown-up man 😔 The Grinch picture is so bright, so contrasting, so my eyes were satisfied enough. The Grinch itself is designed very attractively, which is good for children, but it's hard to believe that this character can be as mean as the Grinch should be. Unfortunately, the story itself is quite predictable, and it's hard to keep your eyes open during th...

Recommended

A much more family friendly story about <em>'The Grinch'</em>. I like it. It has a few issues but still does most things right, it's definitely solely made for families but that's not a negative - it does make sense to make an animated version of this Dr. Seuss book. With that noted, I don't rate Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. I don't think his voice suits the role at all, it needed someone who sound...

Recommended

It was a little too eccentric. I would've thought they would make the storyline similar to the 2000 remake, this time with Jim Carrey voicing the bullying mayor! Still, this film had its laughs, along with a voice cameo from Made in Chelsea's Toff!

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

The Grinch was a movie I really wanted to see before Christmas but life was so busy and I just didn't have enough time. I am so glad I finally managed to see it. LIKED: - the animation is absolutely stunning! all of the colours and the contrast with the snow was amazing. - Max was the most adorable puppy ever! for some reason, it reminded me of Dobby a bit :D - a big part of the story was told in verse a...

Not recommended

So I paid £7 to fall asleep! Alas, even my kids aged 11 and 14 found it uninteresting. Grandma came along, she loves all animation films, but even this failed to capture her interest. We were expecting some new twists in an already well-known tale, but hey-ho, not this time.

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

After hearing negative reviews from others I was reluctant to see this one at first but I went with my gut feeling and saw it and wow I am so happy I did this movie made my Christmas already it's just what we need in the world today a movie about people putting aside their differences and enjoying just being together

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Details

TMDB audience
6.9/10 (4,481)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$75,000,000
Box office
$552,976,825

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