

The Grinch
It was the heist before Christmas.
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.
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6.9/10
4,565 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $553M
- Language
- English
- holiday
- surrealism
- remake
- based on children's book
- christmas
- 3d animation
- cheerful
- dr. seuss
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG9 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTT22 Jan 2019
- PhysicalPG5 Feb 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical9 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTTU11 Mar 2019
- PhysicalUDVD / Blu-ray / 4K UHD11 Mar 2019
- Digital / OTTUNetflix1 Sept 2023
- Digital / OTTUPrime Video10 Aug 2024
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG6 Dec 2018
- Digital / OTTG22 Jan 2019
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT629 Nov 2018
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL8 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTTL13 Feb 2019
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU8 Nov 2018
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA29 Nov 2018
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical30 Nov 2018
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP28 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTT27 Mar 2019
- PhysicalDVD / Blu-ray / 4K UHD3 Apr 2019
- Digital / OTTUNetflix3 Dec 2021
- TVTF1 Séries Films24 Dec 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical029 Nov 2018
GreeceGR
- TheatricalK6 Dec 2018
HungaryHU
- Theatrical66 Dec 2018
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The Grinch was released on 8 November 2018.
Audience reviews
6- B8/10
bigchris18
11/11/2018
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
- C1/10
Chris
11/12/2018
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.
- K8/10
KristinaZI
1/3/2019
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 and …
- P6/10
Peter89Spencer
12/13/2020
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!
- R7/10
r96sk
12/20/2020
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 sounds m…
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