The Grinch

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The Grinch

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The 2018 animated film The Grinch, produced by Universal Pictures, features the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, and Pharrell Williams as the narrator. This film grossed nearly $541 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time.1

The story is based on the beloved 1957 children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. The tale follows the Grinch, a green creature with a heart "two sizes too small," who lives above Whoville. Annoyed by the town's Christmas celebrations, he attempts to steal their presents and decorations. However, upon witnessing the Whos celebrate joyfully despite their losses, the Grinch's heart grows, and he returns their stolen goods, joining their festivities. The book was also adapted into a popular animated television special in 1966 and a live-action film in 2000 starring Jim Carrey.12

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Film adaptations
The 2018 animated film The Grinch was produced by Universal Pictures and featured the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, and Angela Lansbury, as well as Pharrell Williams as the narrator. This version grossed close to $541 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing Christmas film of all…
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The 2018 animated film The Grinch was produced by Universal Pictures and featured the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, and Angela Lansbury, as well as Pharrell Williams as the narrator. This version grossed close to $541 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing Christmas film of all…
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Doctor Strange and The Grinch
…voice to the animated features The Grinch and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (both 2018), playing the eponymous curmudgeon and the villainous tiger Shere Khan, respectively.
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…voice to the animated features The Grinch and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (both 2018), playing the eponymous curmudgeon and the villainous tiger Shere Khan, respectively.
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Angela Lansbury
… (1997), Fantasia 2000 (1999), and The Grinch (2018).
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Pharrell Williams
Acting
…narrator to the animated feature The Grinch (2018), an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s children’s classic (1957). In 2024 Williams again played himself in the LEGO movie Piece by Piece, which chronicles his life and successes.
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…narrator to the animated feature The Grinch (2018), an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s children’s classic (1957). In 2024 Williams again played himself in the LEGO movie Piece by Piece, which chronicles his life and successes.
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