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{{quote|''"The presents! They'll be destroyed! [[Heel Realization|And I care!]] What is the deal?!"''|'''The Grinch'''}}
 
A 2000 film based upon [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Literaturenovel)|the book of the same name]], starring [[Jim Carrey]] as [[The Grinch]]. While it still follows upon the original book, it featured [[Adaptation Expansion|an additional backstory]]. To date, it is the second highest-grossing Christmas film of all time, next to ''[[Home Alone]]''.
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* [[Beast and Beauty]]: The Grinch and Martha May Whovier.
* [[Berserk Button]]: The Grinch actually seems to enjoy being involved in the Christmas celebrations... until he opens his gift to find a razor, which triggers his deep-seated childhood rage, increased when Augustus proposes to Martha right in front of him.
* [[Bill, Bill, Junk, Bill]]: The Grinch does this in reverse to the Whos, sending unpleasant mail to random destinations in the post office: "Jury duty! Jury duty! Jury duty! Blackmail! Pink slip! [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Chain letter!]] Eviction notice!"
** Also flips through the town phone book at random, loudly voicing his displeasure with each name he reads. "Hate, hate, hatehatehatehate, double-hate, LOATHE ENTIRELY!!"
* [[Breath Weapon]]: While wandering Whoville incognito, The Grinch knocks out a pushy hat salesman with his foul breath.
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* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Eventually The Grinch and Cindy Lou.
* [[Jerkass]]: The Grinch and Mayor Augustus Maywho.
** [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Jerk]]: The Grinch, before discovering the meaning of Christmas.
** [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: The Grinch, after discovering the meaning of Christmas. He's still kind of a jerkass, but he's considerably more affable.
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: The Grinch's backstory.
* [[Love Triangle]]: The Grinch, Mayor Augustus Maywho and Martha May Whovier.
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