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Elf

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 37m
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jon Favreau

Producer:

Kent Alterman, Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki

Release Date:

Nov 7, 2003

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

Cast

  • Will Ferrell
  • James Caan
  • Bob Newhart
  • Edward Asner
  • Mary Steenburgen
  • Zooey Deschanel
  • Daniel Tay
  • Faizon Love
  • Peter Dinklage
  • Amy Sedaris

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One of the very best Christmas movies of our time!

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Niah V
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Such a great movie to start of the holiday season!!

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Based on 39 Critics
8.4

USER SCORE (390)

Universal acclaim based on 390 Reviews
80

Ferrell is a hoot. So is much of this witty holiday family entertainment, which, up until the end, when the #147;true spirit of Christmas#148; must be reaffirmed, happily favors slapstick over treacle.

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Metacritic review by David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
63

More likely to end up on the snow pile of forgettable Christmas-themed movies than in the vault of memorable ones.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
50

Ferrell makes the damn thing work. Even though he can't get naked or use naughty words, there's a devil of comedy in Ferrell, and he lets it out to play. Director Jon Favreau has the good sense to just stand out of his way.

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Metacritic review by Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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