Elf

2003 • 96 minutes
4.4
121 reviews
86%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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One Christmas Eve a long time ago, a baby crawled into Santa's bag of toys... Raised as an elf, Buddy (Will Ferrell) grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest elf--and realizes that he will never truly fit in at the North Pole. This holiday season, Buddy goes looking for his true place in the world--in New York City. Buddy finds his workaholic father (James Caan)--who's on Santa's "naughty" list, a new mother (Mary Steenburgen) and a 10-year-old brother who doesn't believe in Santa Claus or elves. Here, now, Buddy discovers his destiny--to save Christmas for New York and the world!
Rating
PG

Ratings and reviews

4.4
121 reviews
bryan m
December 18, 2021
I'm surprised people love this movie. I watched for first time recently and was thoroughly unimpressed. I like a couple of Will Ferrells movies but not this. His best is Step Brothers. I wont watch Elf ever again.
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David Wilson
December 25, 2021
The dry humor was played out by time this movie released and it still hasn't found is way back. Will Ferrell is the same character he is in every movie and story lacked any depth.
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Jenah Winkler
June 15, 2022
I'm reading this as a family Movie. Kids like it when they hit around 7 years old and up. It's one of those movies that even makes adults laugh and smile a bit.
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