# How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Ron Howard
**Written by**: Peter S. Seaman, Jeffrey Price
**Starring**: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon

> *You better watch out!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A cat-stealing toaster of a film where green means go—just not to the mall. A furry curmudgeon swaps presents for plunder in a town that insists on singing no matter what. So much tinsel it could double as insulation.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, neon-soaked, playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.4/10 (331546 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 50% · Metacritic 46/100

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