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A 2000 film based upon [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (novel)|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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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: The title character at one point winds up flying face-first into the bosom of his childhood crush. Without removing his head from her chest, he quickly greets her with the words, "Hello, Martha."
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: At the same time, the movie expands on the Grinch's character, actually creating [[Freudian Excuse|legitimate motivation]] for his actions and a reason why he did what he did this particular Christmas, in comparison to the original story where he simply hated Christmas and randomly decided that, after 53 years of putting up with it, to ruin it. Namely, he was rejected by the Whos as a child, is disgusted with their materialism including the garbage they keep dumping at his home and Cindy Lou's attempt to help ends with him being publicly humiliated.
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