Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, also known as The Grinch, is a American live-action film from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. Because the film is based on a children's picture book, many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Brian Grazer, and starring Jim Carrey in the title role, it is the first Dr. Seuss story made into a live-action film. The film received mixed critical reaction but spent four weeks as the #1 film in the U.S., eventually earning $260 million at the US box office. The film airs on ABC Family un-cut with deleted scenes that partially didn't make it on to the DVD release. A VHS and DVD were released on November 20, 2001. A Blu-Ray Version of the movie was released on October 13, 2009.

Plot

The Whos of Who-ville love Christmas more than any other holiday, but the Grinch, a hairy, green creature living just north of Who-ville, hates Christmas.

The Grinch lives with just his dog, Max, in a cave on Mt. Crumpit. He is haunted by unpleasant memories associated with the Christmas season, hence his having nothing to do with it. The Grinch is a childhood sweetheart of Martha May Whovier, but the mayor of Who-ville, Augustus Maywho, has always been in competition with the Grinch for Martha's affections.