{"id":26412,"date":"2022-12-01T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1748819"},"modified":"2022-12-01T13:15:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:15:28","slug":"how-to-watch-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Katie Rosseinsky\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 01 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Not quite feeling the Christmas<\/a> spirit yet? There\u2019s one festive film that will win over even the most dedicated of Scrooges \u2013 and it\u2019s How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on the classic children\u2019s book by Dr Seuss, the 2000 film introduces us to Whoville, a town where all the residents love nothing more than going all out with their celebrations for the Christmas holidays. All the residents, that is, except for the Grinch, a misanthropic creature covered in green fur who lives in self-imposed exile in a cave on a nearby mountain.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the Grinch sneaks into town to play a prank at the post office, trying to switch the inhabitants\u2019 mail around, he ends up inadvertently doing a good deed, saving the life of youngster Cindy Lou Who.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intrigued by her grumpy green saviour, Cindy Lou starts to do some digging into the Grinch\u2019s history, trying to work out why he has been ostracised from her community and to get to the root of his hatred of all things festive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nHer attempts to involve him in the town\u2019s Christmas celebrations don\u2019t go smoothly, and nearly lead to disaster \u2013 but can she open the Grinch\u2019s eyes to the holiday\u2019s real meaning before it\u2019s too late?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor a family-friendly Christmas film with an edge, it\u2019s hard to beat Ron Howard\u2019s film, which stars <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/jim-carrey\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Jim Carrey<\/a> in some staggering prosthetics (which reportedly took eight and a half hours to apply on the first day of filming, before the process was eventually fine-tuned so that the star spent two hours in the make-up chair at the start of each day, and one hour at the end).<\/span><\/p> Taylor Momsen, who went on to star as Jenny \u2018Little J\u2019 Humphrey in Gossip Girl, plays Cindy Lou, with Mamma Mia star <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/christine-baranski\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Christine Baranski<\/a> as the Grinch\u2019s love interest\u00a0Martha May Whovier, and Jeffrey Tambor as the arrogant Mayor of Whoville. The legendary Anthony Hopkins also lends his voice as the film\u2019s narrator.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s how you can catch the Grinch on screen this winter. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Where can I watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas?<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you\u2019re keen to add How the Grinch Stole Christmas to your festive watch list this December, you\u2019re in luck. The 2000 movie is currently <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/60000901?trackId=255824129&tctx=0%2C0%2CNAPA%40%40%7C80b5c792-830e-438f-b271-069f1f24a343-34968295_titles%2F1%2F%2Fhow%20the%20grinch%2F0%2F0%2CNAPA%40%40%7C80b5c792-830e-438f-b271-069f1f24a343-34968295_titles%2F1%2F%2Fhow%20the%20grinch%2F0%2F0%2Cunknown%2C%2C80b5c792-830e-438f-b271-069f1f24a343-34968295%7C1%2CtitlesResults%2C60000901"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">available to stream<\/a> on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> as part of the platform\u2019s extensive Christmas offering, which also includes Brit comedy Nativity alongside original movies like Lindsay Lohan\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movie-guide\/b-0lfjw0\/falling-for-christmas\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Falling for Christmas<\/a> and the Christmas Prince franchise.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s also currently available to watch as part of an <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Dr-Seuss-Grinch-Stole-Christmas\/dp\/B00FYOBD8U\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GZXFWY6YXO33&keywords=how+the+grinch+stole+christmas&qid=1669890345&s=instant-video&sprefix=how+the+grinch+stole+christmas%2Cinstant-video%2C68&sr=1-1&tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-0"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""sponsored" noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> subscription, and can be downloaded from the <a href=\"\/\/play.google.com\/store\/movies\/details\/Dr_Seuss_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas?id=W50UMkwx8S4.P&gl=GB"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Google Play store<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?subId1=radiotimes-0&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fmovie%2Fdr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas%2Fumc.cmc.5ulids6104abycr0xuxju4ee0"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""sponsored" noopener noreferrer\">iTunes store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" 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data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-09.49.33-9076b08.png?quality=90&crop=158px%2C4px%2C1047px%2C698px&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/png"\"><img data-crop-width=\""1047"\" data-crop-height=\""698"\" class=\""wp-image-482375\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-09.49.33-9076b08.png?quality=90&crop=158px%2C4px%2C1047px%2C698px&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"> The Grinch (2018).<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nIf you\u2019re a dedicated fan of Dr Seuss\u2019s tale, you might also want to check out the 2018 animated version of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movie-guide\/b-panjp7\/the-grinch\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">The Grinch<\/a>, which you can also watch as part of an <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grinch-Benedict-Cumberbatch\/dp\/B07L6R1BH3\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+grinch&qid=1669890785&s=instant-video&sr=1-2&tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-0"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""sponsored" noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> subscription. It features <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/benedict-cumberbatch\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a> voicing the lead role, alongside Rashida Jones as Cindy Lou\u2019s mother and Angela Lansbury as the Mayor of Whoville.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0<\/span><a title=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/"\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\""NotApplicable"\" data-linkindex=\""0"\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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