Elf
“Discover your inner elf.”
2003•PG•1h 37m•6.7•Released
ComedyFamilyFantasy
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.
Director
Jon Favreau
Writer
David Berenbaum, Jon Favreau
Budget
$32M
Revenue
$229M
Languages
English
Studio
New Line Cinema
Cast
Will Ferrell
Buddy
James Caan
Walter
Bob Newhart
Papa Elf
Ed Asner
Santa
Mary Steenburgen
Emily
Zooey Deschanel
Jovie
Daniel Tay
Michael
Faizon Love
Gimbels Manager
Peter Dinklage
Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris
Deb
Michael Lerner
Fulton
Andy Richter
Morris
Kyle Gass
Eugene
Artie Lange
Gimbels Santa
Leon Redbone
Leon the Snowman (voice)
Production
Company
New Line Cinema
Company
Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
Producer
Todd Komarnicki
Producer
Jon Berg
Producer
Shauna Robertson
Recommended
6
The Santa Clause 2
2002
6.6
Noelle
2019
6.1
Jingle All the Way
1996
6.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020
6.8
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
7.2
The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974
6.1
Dashing Through the Snow
2023
6
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
2011
7.3
A Boy Called Christmas
2021
7.2
The Christmas Chronicles
2018
6
Candy Cane Lane
2023
6.4
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
6.4
Family Switch
2023
6
Northpole
2014
6.1
Help for the Holidays
2012
6
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
2015
7
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001
6.3
A Christmas Story Christmas
2022
6.1
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2012
6.2
Dear Santa
2024
Similar Movies
7.8
Fanny and Alexander
1982
6.8
The Family Man
2000
7.2
We're No Angels
1955
6.7
The Polar Express
2004
5.9
Fred Claus
2007
5.1
Happily N'Ever After
2007
6.4
All Men Are Liars
1995
7.2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
2.7
Bettis Bescherung
2006
5.4
Casper's Haunted Christmas
2000
4.7
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
2008
6.1
Six Days Seven Nights
1998
5.3
Runaway Horse
2007
6
Święta inaczej
2022
2.5
Das Weihnachts-Ekel
2006
7.3
Big Fish & Begonia
2016
6.5
Hippocrates
2014
9
The Evil Fairy Queen
2024
5.8
Romance Papa
1960
7
A Real Man
2012