How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Movie • 2000 • Family  

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Synopsis

Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos, whom he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriending the Grinch.
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Does the dog die?
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max is safeđŸ¶đŸ¶
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Is there smoke or haze?
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Abandonment
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This doesn’t happen in the movie, but it’s implied. The Grinch lives on a mountain where everyone dumps their trash, including discarded Christmas gifts. He has a pet dog. There’s a good chance that his dog was thrown in the trash by his original owner.
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The grinch was abandoned by his parents, he ends up on someone else's property left there
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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The grinch is heavily bullied as a child and his teacher laughs at his expense at one point while he is being made fun of for doing a poor job shaving his face.
jamieblazej
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Most of the town
DevinA
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Sort of. The Grinch was bullied as a kid and it lead to him becoming bitter and hateful as an adult. It’s not a straightforward case but if you’re really sensitive to this sort of thing I guess it might at least be good to know about. It probably won’t bother most people too much in this regard.
WeGotAllTheWays
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Is someone stalked?
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Addiction
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The Grinch chugs a bottle presumably alcohol but uses it to set a christmas tree on fire
SummerAllday
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Grinch makes a joke about “fetch my sedative”
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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The dog gets flung into a pile of snow but it's very comic-esque.
BrighteyesHope
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Does a cat die?
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A cat is sucked into a vacuum. H***e does not die, but their hair is pulled out.
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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The dogs who played Max were all well taken care of. Any sort of “stunt” that was required for Max’s character were done with extreme precaution to ensure the safety of the dogs. All the dogs that played Max were shelter dogs that were adopted after the movie (Source: Humane Hollywood)
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A who beast is served at a feast
Moomin
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Does a horse die?
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The grinch references the Who’s greed and wastefulness and says that someone will ask for a pony, ride it twice, then “sell it to make glue.” This doesn’t actually happen, but he does use it as an example.
jamieblazej
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Pennygirl13
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Are there bugs?
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There is a brief scene that shows bugs crawling in the grinches teeth but I think that's it
Pennygirl13
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Assault
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There is a scene where the grinch gets launched and knocks into a woman and his face is in her breasts
Pennygirl13
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone drugged?
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A little girl is wrapped in Christmas wrapping briefly but is okay
AnonymousFriends
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Not beaten up, but the Grinch is relentlessly bullied as a child.
jdpamv
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Is someone held under water?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there body horror?
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The Grinch sews his fingers to his santa suit and seems to be in pain
reganpenn13
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The Grinch puts his head inside of the cymbals of a gant monkey toy, however there is no gore/injuries and he is not hurt, it is for comedic effect
pigeonhead
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there a hanging?
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There is a part where the grinch says he could hang himself with all the neck ties he gets in the trash, but nothing else
Pennygirl13
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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the grinch tries to shave his face when he was little after kids in his class made fun of him but he fails and gets cuts and gashes all over.
Anonymous
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Is someone choked?
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Are there dislocations?
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Teens slip down some rocks. Someone falls into stairs. But no one falls down and hurts themselves that I recall
AnonymousFriends
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Cindy lou almost does and a few kids go tumbling down a mountain but nobody dies.
porridgegoats
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Max bites the Grinch on the butt to stop him from leaving Cindy Lou when she’s in danger.
jamieblazej
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Cindy's mum sort of chokes on her Christmas lights as she leans her neck on them but she's fine
porridgegoats
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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Is an infant abducted?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Does a major character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does someone cheat?
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There's a side comment that suggests a random man's wife cheated on him with her boss, but aside from that, no cheating.
saste12
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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The Grinch destroys the one he made for his crush after he’s made fun of. This is a sad scene. Honestly, it was too triggering for me to watch for a while.
jdpamv
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Not technically a clown, but the Grinch has a facade inside his front door to scare Whos that come up that is somewhat clown-like
pigeonhead
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there mannequins?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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No but Grinch gags and has his hand over his mouth at one point during the title song.
AudreyLeeStrohm
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there defecation?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone spit?
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Yes! Grinch spits into the camera
AnonymousFriends
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Live Theatre
Is there audience participation?
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Are there entrances from audience?
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Is there live gunfire?
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Is there flying onstage?
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Loss
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The young Grinch makes a cute present for someone which gets destroyed
kabigon
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Medical
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No but he does yell for max to fetch him a sedative
50Potato
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is there menstruation?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Are there heart attacks?
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Mental Health
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The Grinch does mention a noose but that’s it
Hejsjej
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The grinch self harms in a cartoony way, like hitting him in the head with a hammer or putting his head in between two cymbals banging together.
duckinalagoon
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The grinch says something about eating because he’s bored but that’s mostly it. He eats glass a few times which could be triggering to those who have pica.
TheDreammweaver
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there misophonia?
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Near the beginning of the movie the Grinch was eating an apple very loudly and messily. He later eats glass which you can also hear loudly.
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The Grinch says "I could hang myself with the amount of trashy christmas neckties I've had sent my way
porridgegoats
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the grinch and his childhood
Anonymous
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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I'm gonna say yes mostly because how Grinch sees himself. He dresses in multiple outfits and hates them all :(
AnonymousFriends
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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The Grinch gets stuck headfirst in the first chimney he tries to go down, the camera is looking up at him from inside the chimney, but he does eventually go through.
shroomoss
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Grinch tries to shoo off Cindy Lou by proclaiming he's mentally ill and could kill her - but this is also a PG movie lol
Anonymous
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Natural Disasters
Are there tsunamis?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Not really shaky cam, but after watching it as a grown up I realized the entire movie is filmed with a very slow spinning motion, the scenes are always tilting, so heads up if this affects you.
xScaredyCat
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Lots of flashing lights, particularly during the montage where the Grinch builds a sleigh in his lair.
saste12
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Does a baby cry?
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Baby Grinch briefly cries in a flashback scene
NerdyCharlie
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Is there screaming?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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The Grinch says b*****n at one point.
duckinalagoon
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Throughout the film there are loud bangs/explosions, but most of them are in a harmless context and no one gets hurt. You can generally see them coming :)
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Paranoia
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Santa is watched from afar by the Grinch with binoculars
YourLocalINTJ
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The Grinch tell the narrator to be quiet
("A little more stealth please" -Grinch)
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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A bunch of babies blow in from the sky in tiny bonnets (they are all safe)
AnonymousFriends
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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28
Are there fat jokes?
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The grinch calls santa "fatboy"
porridgegoats
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"It's not a skirt, it's a kilt" etc
porridgegoats
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The Grinch says the word “p*scho” at one point but that’s it
YourLocalINTJ
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The Grinch's moms are safe
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does the black guy die first?
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31
Is there aphobia?
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10
Yes
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Yes
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Some of the Whos make mean comments about/to Grinch but it's not hate speech
saste12
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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0
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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1
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9
Are there demons or Hell?
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7
Sex
Is there bestiality?
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2
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10
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Yes
10
No
20
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The elderly women who raised the Grinch are shown having a pretty rowdy looking gathering where people are very handsy with each other. It appears to be a key party.
jamieblazej
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The grinch is nude at his home but his fur covers him enough.
shroomoss
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Is there BDSM?
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9
Does someone lose their virginity?
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11
Is someone sexually objectified?
1 supporters
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4
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11
Sexism
Yes
2
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13
Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
21 supporters
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0
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18
Does someone have a chronic illness?
17 supporters
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0
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16
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
1 supporters
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0
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16
Is someone terminally ill?
1 supporters
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0
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9
Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
44 supporters
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0
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9
Are there fat suits?
36 supporters
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Yes
12
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0
Is existentialism debated?
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7
Yes
9
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Child Grinch has no where to go after leaving Whoville. He makes his own home
AnonymousFriends
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
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Yes
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santa is shown as being real
Anonymous
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
33 supporters
Yes
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An off screen car crash happens that sounds bad. An on screen one happens but it's basically a bumper car hitting another bumper car

Update; apologies. I forgot there's a scene near the middle where the Grinch rides a small car. He swerves to avoid a mother & child. He crashes into a hydrant and is okay. But the very very small car comically explodes in a huge blast. No one is harmed
AnonymousFriends
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Does a plane crash?
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An off screen car crash happens that sounds bad. An on screen one happens but it's basically a bumper car hitting another bumper car

Update; apologies. I forgot there's a scene near the middle where the Grinch rides a small car. He swerves to avoid a mother & child. He crashes into a hydrant and is okay. But the very very small car comically explodes in a huge blast. No one is harmed
AnonymousFriends
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Yes, however there are no injuries and it is done for comedic effect
pigeonhead
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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29
Is there gun violence?
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30
Yes
2
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5
No but there is a big explosion because of a little car blowing up
porridgegoats
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Does someone drown?
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