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The holiday season is characterized by its cold days, seasonal festivities, and the colorful wreaths hung on everyone’s door. During the 25 days before Christmas, many find themselves pulling out warm blankets and watching their favorite Christmas movies. Throughout the 2000s, an abundance of new, family-friendly Christmas movies were released. Starting the 2000s off strong with “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, eight movies rated G through PG-13 stole the public’s heart and are now holiday staples in many homes. Families fell in love with this adaptation of the classic tale by Dr. Seuss, starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch in the year 2000. This movie earned a 6.2/10 IMDb rating. As Carrey stole the laughs and attention of many in his role, he also ad-libbed many of the Grinch’s most iconic lines. It’s safe to say that this movie will continue to be a fan favorite thanks to Carrey’s memorable performance and outstanding character. Home Alone 4- Not Rated 2002 This movie was given a 3.2/10 on IMBd. As the fourth in the Home Alone movie series, “Home Alone 4” was known to be the worst performing performing movie in the series as many fans were disappointed with the lack of actors from previous movies. Despite this controversy, Home Alone 4 is known to be extremely comedic
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