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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jim Carrey
  • Summary: Ron Howard directs comedian Jim Carrey in the title role of this live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss's beloved Christmas tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    100
    With Carrey hitting a career peak, this Grinch doesn't steal Christmas; it restores the season by helping energize us enough to make it through the whole thing.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Steve Simels
    60
    A smartly stylized hoot.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    38
    Misfires on nearly every possible level.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 36
  3. Negative: 9 out of 36
  1. grandpajoe6191
    7
    Not really much to present, but nevertheless its still a entertaining Christmas film.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. [Anonymous]
    4
    Okay in itself, but the Grinch seems pedophilic... the Whos are obsessed, and the mayor is just wierd... It strays off the whole POINT of the book, and Cindy Lou is an annoying little stalker.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  3. SqueegieB.
    2
    This movie was a massecre of the origional cartoon. never in my wildest dreames have i thought that i would see a good movie be slapdashed in such a way!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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