Elf (2003)

Directed by

Jon Favreau

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, family film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 4,596 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A human raised by elves at the North Pole learns he is not an elf. He travels to New York City to find his biological father, who is unaware of his existence.

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What happens

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father who doesn't know of his existence. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles. Elf was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, by New Line Cinema. It became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $228.9 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. Ferrell's performance as Buddy, in particular, was praised by critics. The film inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas. It has been hailed by many as a modern classic and is often listed as one of the best Christmas films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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