Kids' Books Come to Life

The Grinch, 2000
Jim Carrey turns Dr. Seuss's 1957 tale of Christmastime redemption into a blockbuster hit that remained the country's No. 1 film for four weeks in a row when it was first released in 2000. Directed by Ron Howard, the movie adds considerable new details to the book and equally famous 30-minute television special to bring the story up to feature-length.

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