

Elf
Discover your inner elf.
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.
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6.7/10
4,748 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $32M
- Box office
- $228.5M
- Language
- English
- elves
- dwarf
- holiday
- adoption
- santa claus
- sarcasm
- looking for birth parents
- romance
- fish out of water
- orphan
- north pole
- christmas spirit
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG7 Nov 2003
- Digital / OTTPG4K UHD5 Nov 2013
- PhysicalPG4K UHD / Blu-ray1 Nov 2022
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG14 Nov 2003
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG27 Nov 2003
CanadaCA
- TheatricalG7 Nov 2003
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT612 Dec 2003
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL7 Nov 2003
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTT12+4 Mar 2004
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical27 Feb 2004
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP3 Dec 2003
- PhysicalDVD25 Nov 2004
- PhysicalUMD8 Dec 2005
GermanyDE
- Theatrical611 Dec 2003
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT127 Dec 2004
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG28 Nov 2003
Frequently asked questions
Elf was released on 7 November 2003.
Audience reviews
7- P9/10
Peter McGinn
8/18/2020
Okay, 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, Peter Billingsley, who plays the lead Ralphie role in A Christmas Story, has an adult role in Elf.) The script goes over the top a bit sometimes, resulting in cringeworthy…
- K7/10
Kamurai
12/10/2020
Good 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 element trope, crossed with one of the most annoyingly positive characters of all time trope. Ultimately, it's a sweet, hear warming story that really captures the sp…
- W7/10
Wuchak
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 discovered until he's at the North Pole, where he's adopted by Papa Elf and named Buddy. After growing up as an elf, he travels to New York City to meet his father (James…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/19/2022
Whilst 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" (Will Ferrell) has now grown to full height and isn't really fitting in - on any level. His adopted dad tells him something of his real parents and off to New Work he goes in…
- A10/10
Andre Gonzales
5/15/2023
In my opinion this is the best Christmas movie ever made. Its so hilarious that you laugh throughout. If you havent seen this, i highly suggest that you do.
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