How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Movie • 2000 • Comedy  

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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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Anonymous
max is safeđŸ¶đŸ¶
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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HoppipHarvest
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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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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WeGotAllTheWays
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.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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jamieblazej
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.
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Addiction
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Jlafaive
Grinch makes a joke about “fetch my sedative”
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Is there addiction?
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SummerAllday
The Grinch chugs a bottle presumably alcohol but uses it to set a christmas tree on fire
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Animal
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sapphicswords
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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Does a horse die?
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jamieblazej
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.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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BrighteyesHope
The dog gets flung into a pile of snow but it's very comic-esque.
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Moomin
A who beast is served at a feast
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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A cat is sucked into a vacuum. He/she does not die, but their hair is pulled out.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Pennygirl13
No dragons
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Pennygirl13
There is a brief scene that shows bugs crawling in the grinches teeth but I think that's it
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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AnonymousFriends
A little girl is wrapped in Christmas wrapping briefly but is okay
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Pennygirl13
There is a scene where the grinch gets launched and knocks into a woman and his face is in her breasts
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
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Anonymous
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.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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porridgegoats
Cindy's mum sort of chokes on her Christmas lights as she leans her neck on them but she's fine
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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pigeonhead
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
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Pennygirl13
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
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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jamieblazej
Max bites the Grinch on the butt to stop him from leaving Cindy Lou when she’s in danger.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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reganpenn13
The Grinch sews his fingers to his santa suit and seems to be in pain
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Is someone tortured?
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AnonymousFriends
Teens slip down some rocks. Someone falls into stairs. But no one falls down and hurts themselves that I recall
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porridgegoats
Cindy lou almost does and a few kids go tumbling down a mountain but nobody dies.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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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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8
Does a parent die?
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HannahEalasaid
Almost
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
18 supporters
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saste12
There's a side comment that suggests a random man's wife cheated on him with her boss, but aside from that, no cheating.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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pigeonhead
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
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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AudreyLeeStrohm
No but Grinch gags and has his hand over his mouth at one point during the title song.
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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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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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AnonymousFriends
Yes! Grinch spits into the camera
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Is there audio gore?
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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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3
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Is there incarceration?
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7
LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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9
Yes
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8
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
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kabigon
The young Grinch makes a cute present for someone which gets destroyed
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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50Potato
No but he does yell for max to fetch him a sedative
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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duckinalagoon
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.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Anonymous
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
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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27
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17
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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5
Does someone have a meltdown?
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5
Is there misophonia?
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10
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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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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porridgegoats
The Grinch says "I could hang myself with the amount of trashy christmas neckties I've had sent my way
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Is there body dysphoria?
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AnonymousFriends
I'm gonna say yes mostly because how Grinch sees himself. He dresses in multiple outfits and hates them all :(
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shroomoss
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.
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TheDreammweaver
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.
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Hejsjej
The Grinch does mention a noose but that’s it
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Anonymous
the grinch and his childhood
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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NerdyCharlie
Baby Grinch briefly cries in a flashback scene
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Is there screaming?
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duckinalagoon
The Grinch says "bitchin" at one point.
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saste12
Lots of flashing lights, particularly during the montage where the Grinch builds a sleigh in his lair.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Yes
25
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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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AnonymousFriends
A bunch of babies blow in from the sky in tiny bonnets (they are all safe)
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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26
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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YourLocalINTJ
The Grinch says the word “p*scho” at one point but that’s it
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Yes
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porridgegoats
"It's not a skirt, it's a kilt" etc
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The Grinch's moms are safe
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Are there fat jokes?
51 supporters
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porridgegoats
The grinch calls santa "fatboy"
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Is there aphobia?
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8
Is a minority is misrepresented?
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1
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6
Does the black guy die first?
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29
Is there hate speech?
28 supporters
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21
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3
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saste12
Some of the Whos make mean comments about/to Grinch but it's not hate speech
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Race
Is there blackface?
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7
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
38 supporters
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14
Religious
Is religion discussed?
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1
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Are there demons or Hell?
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5
Sex
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15
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shroomoss
The grinch is nude at his home but his fur covers him enough.
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Is there bestiality?
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2
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7
Does someone lose their virginity?
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9
Is someone sexually objectified?
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4
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9
Are there incestuous relationships?
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28
Yes
9
No
18
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jamieblazej
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.
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Is there BDSM?
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7
Sexism
Yes
2
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11
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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0
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7
Does someone have a stroke?
9 supporters
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16
Does someone have a chronic illness?
10 supporters
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0
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15
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
25 supporters
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0
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14
Social
Are there fat suits?
1 supporters
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Yes
9
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0
Yes
7
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7
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AnonymousFriends
Child Grinch has no where to go after leaving Whoville. He makes his own home
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Is existentialism debated?
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5
Are there anti-abortion themes?
31 supporters
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7
Spoiler
Yes
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30
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Anonymous
santa is shown as being real
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Are there end credit scenes?
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5
Does it have a sad ending?
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0
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Vehicular
Yes
15
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0
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AnonymousFriends
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
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Does a car crash?
20 supporters
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30
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AnonymousFriends
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
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Does a plane crash?
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Yes
27
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1
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pigeonhead
Yes, however there are no injuries and it is done for comedic effect
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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1
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porridgegoats
No but there is a big explosion because of a little car blowing up
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Is there gun violence?
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