Story Line
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
“Discover your inner elf.”
Top Cast
Will Ferrell
Buddy
James Caan
Walter
Bob Newhart
Papa Elf
Ed Asner
Santa
Mary Steenburgen
Emily
Zooey Deschanel
Jovie
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
2003-11-07
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
ComedyFamilyFantasy
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User Reviews (6)
Peter McGinn
9/10
•8/18/2020Okay, this is a fun movie, what I consider to be one of those classic Christmas movies I am willing to watch every year. And for me, that is a fairly short list, such as A Christmas Story and the ubiquitous It’s a Wonderful Life. (Interestingly, Pete...
Kamurai
7/10
•12/10/2020Good watch, will likely watch again, and can recommend.
For all the good this movie has in it, there is a fair amount of annoying as well, which is what keeps it from being a great movie.
A family reconnection trope, with a character out of his...
Wuchak
7/10
•12/28/2020_**Destined to be played on TV every Christmas the rest of your life**_
Released in 2003 and directed by Jon Favreau, "Elf" is a Christmas dramedy/fantasy starring Will Farrell as an orphaned infant who stows away on Santa Claus' sleigh and isn't ...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/19/2022Whilst delivering toys to an orphanage, a curious baby crawls into Santa's sack. Back at the North Pole shortly after, this young lad makes his presence felt, is named "Buddy" and put in the care of "Papa Elf" (Bob Newhart). Years later, "Buddy" (Wil...