The Grinch (2018)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones and Kenan Thompson star in Illumination's animated comedy The Grinch, based on the classic Dr. Seuss children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Watch the trailer below! A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Release Date: November 8, 2018 (3D, 2D)
Studio: Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Adaptation
Director: Pete Candeland, Yarrow Cheney, Matthew O'Callaghan
Screenwriter: Michael LeSieur
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Cameron Seely, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Pharrell Williams, Sam Lavagnino, Ramone Hamilton, Scarlett Estevez, Michael Beattie, Tristan O'Hare
Running Time: 1 hr 26 min
MPAA Rating: PG for brief rude humor
Plot Summary
The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Doctor Strange) lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Who-ville when he runs out of food.
Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. To do so, he decides he will pose as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, even going so far as to trap a lackadaisical misfit reindeer to pull his sleigh. Meanwhile, down in Who-ville, Cindy-Lou Who—a young girl overflowing with holiday cheer—plots with her gang of friends to trap Santa Claus as he makes his Christmas Eve rounds so that she can thank him for help for her overworked single mother. As Christmas approaches, however, her good-natured scheme threatens to collide with the Grinch's more nefarious one. Will Cindy-Lou achieve her goal of finally meeting Santa Claus? Will the Grinch succeed in silencing the Whos' holiday cheer once and for all?
