How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Threat and horror

The Grinch attempts to scare people, although these scenes are brief and comic.

In some scenes the Grinch performs tricks that would be dangerous if copied, such as eating the top of a glass bottle, eating hot coals, and lighting his alcoholic breath with a blowtorch. However, it is clear that the Grinch is a fantastical character within a fantastical world and there is no suggestion that people could safely emulate such behaviour. There are moments of innuendo and rude humour involving the Grinch, such as his hand landing on a woman's chest, turning his backside towards spectators and telling them to "kiss it", and placing a dog's rear end next to the face of a man dreaming about kissing a woman. The dog's eyes then widen, implying the man has kissed its backside. In another scene, a cat is accidentally sucked up into a vacuum cleaner and a dog is thrown into some snow, but there is no evidence any animals were harmed. Flashbacks to the Grinch being laughed at and bullied at school are used to explain his personality, but the bullying is not condoned. Infrequent very mild bad language includes a use of 'blast'.

Contains mild scary scenes

Classified Date:

06/12/2012

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures Int (UK)

Threat and horror

The Grinch attempts to scare people, although these scenes are brief and comic.

In some scenes the Grinch performs tricks that would be dangerous if copied, such as eating the top of a glass bottle, eating hot coals, and lighting his alcoholic breath with a blowtorch. However, it is clear that the Grinch is a fantastical character within a fantastical world and there is no suggestion that people could safely emulate such behaviour. There are moments of innuendo and rude humour involving the Grinch, such as his hand landing on a woman's chest, turning his backside towards spectators and telling them to "kiss it", and placing a dog's rear end next to the face of a man dreaming about kissing a woman. The dog's eyes then widen, implying the man has kissed its backside. In another scene, a cat is accidentally sucked up into a vacuum cleaner and a dog is thrown into some snow, but there is no evidence any animals were harmed. Flashbacks to the Grinch being laughed at and bullied at school are used to explain his personality, but the bullying is not condoned. Infrequent very mild bad language includes a use of 'blast'.

Contains some mild fantasy peril

Classified Date:

01/12/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Threat and horror

The Grinch attempts to scare people, although these scenes are brief and comic.

In some scenes the Grinch performs tricks that would be dangerous if copied, such as eating the top of a glass bottle, eating hot coals, and lighting his alcoholic breath with a blowtorch. However, it is clear that the Grinch is a fantastical character within a fantastical world and there is no suggestion that people could safely emulate such behaviour. There are moments of innuendo and rude humour involving the Grinch, such as his hand landing on a woman's chest, turning his backside towards spectators and telling them to "kiss it", and placing a dog's rear end next to the face of a man dreaming about kissing a woman. The dog's eyes then widen, implying the man has kissed its backside. In another scene, a cat is accidentally sucked up into a vacuum cleaner and a dog is thrown into some snow, but there is no evidence any animals were harmed. Flashbacks to the Grinch being laughed at and bullied at school are used to explain his personality, but the bullying is not condoned. Infrequent very mild bad language includes a use of 'blast'.

Contains some mild fantasy peril

Classified Date:

03/11/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Threat and horror

The Grinch attempts to scare people, although these scenes are brief and comic.

In some scenes the Grinch performs tricks that would be dangerous if copied, such as eating the top of a glass bottle, eating hot coals, and lighting his alcoholic breath with a blowtorch. However, it is clear that the Grinch is a fantastical character within a fantastical world and there is no suggestion that people could safely emulate such behaviour. There are moments of innuendo and rude humour involving the Grinch, such as his hand landing on a woman's chest, turning his backside towards spectators and telling them to "kiss it", and placing a dog's rear end next to the face of a man dreaming about kissing a woman. The dog's eyes then widen, implying the man has kissed its backside. In another scene, a cat is accidentally sucked up into a vacuum cleaner and a dog is thrown into some snow, but there is no evidence any animals were harmed. Flashbacks to the Grinch being laughed at and bullied at school are used to explain his personality, but the bullying is not condoned. Infrequent very mild bad language includes a use of 'blast'.

Classified Date:

24/08/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Threat and horror

The Grinch attempts to scare people, although these scenes are brief and comic.

In some scenes the Grinch performs tricks that would be dangerous if copied, such as eating the top of a glass bottle, eating hot coals, and lighting his alcoholic breath with a blowtorch. However, it is clear that the Grinch is a fantastical character within a fantastical world and there is no suggestion that people could safely emulate such behaviour. There are moments of innuendo and rude humour involving the Grinch, such as his hand landing on a woman's chest, turning his backside towards spectators and telling them to "kiss it", and placing a dog's rear end next to the face of a man dreaming about kissing a woman. The dog's eyes then widen, implying the man has kissed its backside. In another scene, a cat is accidentally sucked up into a vacuum cleaner and a dog is thrown into some snow, but there is no evidence any animals were harmed. Flashbacks to the Grinch being laughed at and bullied at school are used to explain his personality, but the bullying is not condoned. Infrequent very mild bad language includes a use of 'blast'.

Classified Date:

31/07/2009

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

24/08/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

03/01/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

03/10/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

29/09/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

22/09/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video

Classified Date:

15/09/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

17/07/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

31/05/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

U.I.P. (UK)

Classified Date:

20/07/2009

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date

06/12/2012
BBFC reference

CFF163182
Language

English

Director(s)

Ron Howard

Production Year

2000

Release date

07/12/2012

Genre(s)

Comedy, Fantasy, Children

Approx. running minutes

105m

Cast

Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon, Anthony Hopkins (narrator), Josh Ryan Evans, Frankie Ray, Jeremy Howard, Walter Franks, Bill Irwin, Lacey Kohl, Suzanne Krull, Jim Meskimen, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Sara, Mary Stein, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Rachel Winfree