Elf

Elf

2003

A young boy (Will Ferrell) falls into one of Santa's gift sacks on Christmas Eve and is inadvertently transported back to the North Pole, where he's raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. A misfit who never quite fits in, the outsized elf gets a hankering one day to travel to Manhattan and find his real parents. Co-stars Ed Asner, Mary Steenburgen, James Caan and Bob Newhart. Directed by John Favreau.

A Comedy of Elf-fish Proportions

JBscale
77
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Length
1 hr. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 7, 2003
US Box Office
$173,381,405 (#336 of 7538)
Global Office
$47,044,933 (#2536 of 4500)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Language, Some Mild Rude Humor

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
October 28, 2008
Acquired Date
January 20, 2013
Times Seen
12 Times
Last Watched
December 8, 2024

Actors

Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
James Caan
James Caan
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
Edward Asner
Edward Asner
Daniel Tay
Daniel Tay
Faizon Love
Faizon Love
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage
Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner
Andy Richter
Andy Richter
Kyle Gass
Kyle Gass
Artie Lange
Artie Lange
Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen

Directors

Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau

Producers

Jon Berg
Jon Berg
Todd Komarnicki
Todd Komarnicki
Shauna Robertson
Shauna Robertson

Writers

David Berenbaum
David Berenbaum

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User Reviews

  • 12.21.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Tomatometer
203 votes
RT Fresh Certified
79%
Popcornmeter
32,489 votes
METASCORE
66
39 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
327,759 votes

Tags

  1. Christmas
  2. Family

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media