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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Animation · Family · Comedy · 1966

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.

Movie details

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

“You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.”

1966 Animation · Family · Comedy 25m

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Narrator / The Grinch (voice)

June Foray

June Foray

Cindy Lou Who (voice) (uncredited)

Dal McKennon

Dal McKennon

Max (voice) (uncredited)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft

Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put How the Grinch Stole Christmas! on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.