Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.
- sleigh
- monster
- based on novel or book
- heart
- holiday
- obsession
- santa claus
- materialism
- christmas tree
- surrealism
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Boris Karloff
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
June Foray
Cindy Lou Who (voice) (uncredited)
Dal McKennon
Max (voice) (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Singer of You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (voice) (uncredited)
- Directed
- Chuck Jones
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 1,145 ratings
- Studio
- The Cat in the Hat Productions, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, MGM Television
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
movie · 2000How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The closest of them.
The Grinch
movie · 2018
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
movie · 1974
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty
movie · 1992
The Nightmare Before Christmas
movie · 1993
A Charlie Brown Christmas
movie · 1965
A Christmas Carol
movie · 1971
Halloween Is Grinch Night
movie · 1977