Donning a disguise and infiltrating Whoville, the Grinch - who's happy that his heart is two times too small and shrinking - tries to disrupt the holiday festivities - much to the chagrin of Mayor May Who (JEFFREY TAMBOR) - but the townspeople's spirits are inextinguishable. What he does accomplish, however, is the sparking of curiosity in Cindy Lou about him. Interviewing the locals, she soon discovers the history of the Grinch and why he hates Christmas so much.
Back atop Mt. Crumpit and with only hours before Christmas, the Grinch is becoming increasingly agitated at the music and good cheer rising up from Whoville. As such, he concocts a plan to steal Christmas and thus, with the aide of his canine companion, Max, he sets out to do just that, hoping that once and for all he'll rid the town of its Christmas spirit.
Some non-explicit, but suggestive and sexually related comments and activities occur, including a husband telling his wife that their new baby looks exactly like her boss and another scene where adults drop their keys into a bowl in what's presumably a wife-swapping party. Some brief kissing and a display of cleavage also occurs.
Profanity consists of one hell, while various actions the Grinch performs might prove to be enticing for some kids to imitate. Some cartoon style violence occurs, and certain characters have bad attitudes, including the Grinch who hates Christmas and steals the town's gifts and decorations. Finally, a few scenes might be suspenseful and/or scary to the youngest of kids. Should the preceding not answer your concerns about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home who wishes to see it, you may want to examine our detailed content listings more closely.
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(2000) (Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Minor
Mild
Heavy
*Mild
Minor
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Mild
None
Minor
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
None
None
Mild
Mild
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Reviewed November 14, 2000 / Posted November 17, 2000
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