Movie
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Elf
Cast
Will FerrellBuddy
James CaanWalter
Bob NewhartPapa Elf
Ed AsnerSanta
Mary SteenburgenEmily
Zooey DeschanelJovie
Daniel TayMichael
Faizon LoveGimbels ManagerCredits
- Directed by
- Jon Favreau
- Written by
- David Berenbaum, Jon Favreau
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $32M
- Box office
- $228.5M
Production
New Line CinemaUnited States- Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
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