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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3746
- IMDb #3574
- Google retired #1030
- Rotten Tomatoes #3411
- Metacritic #3458
- Letterboxd #1738
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3801
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3333
- Metacritic Critics #3782
- Metacritic Audience #2640
- Criticker #3499
- Douban #1862
- Kinopoisk #3028
- AlloCiné #4003
- Trakt #1716
Every rating
29–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 29, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 48, everyone else 65.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A grumpy, solitary creature living just outside Whoville despises the cheerful noise of the Christmas celebrations. He decides to end the holiday by disguising himself as Santa Claus and stealing all the presents, decorations, and food from the Whos on Christmas Eve.
Details
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writers
- Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman
- Based on
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
- Released
- 17 November 2000
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $123.0M
- Box office
- $345.8M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 20 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 73rd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Makeup | Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan | Winner |
| 58th Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| 73rd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Costume Design | Rita Ryack | Nominee |
| 73rd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Art Direction | Michael Corenblith and Merideth Boswell | Nominee |
| 2001 Kids' Choice Awards 2001 | Favorite Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Winner |
| 2001 Kids' Choice Awards 2001 | Favorite Movie Actor | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| 2001 MTV Movie Awards 2001 | Best Villain | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| 2000 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 2000 | Worst Song or Song Performance | " Christmas, Why Can't I Find You? " by Taylor Momsen | Nominee |
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73rd Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Michael Corenblith and Merideth Boswell | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Ryack | Nominee |
58th Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
27th Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Make-up | Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan | Winner |
| Best Music | James Horner | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Ryack, David Page | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Taylor Momsen | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Kevin Scott Mack, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, and Allen Hall | Nominee |
2001 Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Winner |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Jim Carrey | Winner |
2001 MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Villain | Jim Carrey | Winner |
2000 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Worst On-Screen Hairstyle | Taylor Momsen | Nominee |
| Worst Song or Song Performance | " Christmas, Why Can't I Find You? " by Taylor Momsen | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Taylor Momsen | Nominee |
21st Golden Raspberry Awards
2 nominations
| Worst Remake or Sequel | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominee |
| Worst Screenplay | Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman | Nominee |