The Grinch

2014 animated film by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier
Movie animated_film Q15632949
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Summary

The Grinch is an animated film[1]. It draws 5,943 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #258 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: film[3]
  • Director: Yarrow Cheney[4], Scott Mosier[5]
  • Screenwriter: Dr. Seuss[6]
  • Composer: John Powell[7]
  • Genre: Christmas film[8], comedy film[9], film based on book[10]
  • Based on: How the Grinch Stole Christmas![11]
  • Producer: Chris Meledandri[12]
  • Part of the series: list of Illumination films[13]
  • Production company: Illumination[14], Universal Pictures[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Commons category: The Grinch (film)[17]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[18], theatrical release[19]
  • Review score: 59%[20], 6/10[21], 51/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Publication date: November 9, 2018[25], November 29, 2018[26], December 6, 2018[27]
  • Characters: Grinch[28]
  • Voice actor: Benedict Cumberbatch[29], Rashida Jones[30], Kenan Thompson[31], Angela Lansbury[32]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[33], UIP-Dunafilm[34], Netflix[35]
  • Official website: https://www.grinchmovie.com/[36]
  • Title: The Grinch[37]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[38]
  • MPA film rating: PG[39]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[40]
  • Duration: 86 minutes[41]

Why It Matters

The Grinch has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Guldstrand · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikidata description → 2014 animated film by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier
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  3. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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