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Elf
2003
· Movie
· 97 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2371
- IMDb #1874
- Google retired #657
- Rotten Tomatoes #1403
- Metacritic #1705
- Letterboxd #2383
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1543
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1696
- Metacritic Critics #1819
- Metacritic Audience #1521
- Criticker #2322
- Douban #1693
- Kinopoisk #4321
- AlloCiné #4537
- Trakt #1213
Every rating
42–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A human raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to New York City to find his biological father, a cynical businessman who is on the naughty list. The cheerful elf's childlike innocence clashes with the jaded city as he tries to spread Christmas cheer and connect with the family he never knew.
Details
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Writers
- David Berenbaum, Jon Favreau
- Released
- 7 November 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $32.0M
- Box office
- $228.5M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Satellite Award 2005 | Best Youth DVD | Nominee | |
| ASCAP award 2004 | Top Box Office Films | John Debney | Winner |
| Golden Trailer 2004 | Best Comedy | Winner | |
| MTV Movie Award 2004 | Best Comedic Performance | Will Ferrell | Nominee |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award 2004 | Favorite Movie | Nominee | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award 2004 | Best Live Action Family Film | Nominee | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award 2004 | Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | Nominee | |
| Teen Choice Award 2004 | Choice Movie Actor – Comedy | Will Ferrell | Nominee |
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ASCAP award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | John Debney | Winner |
Golden Trailer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
2 nominations
| Best Live Action Family Film | Nominee | |
| Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | Nominee |
Golden Satellite Award
1 nomination
| Best Youth DVD | Nominee |
MTV Movie Award
1 nomination
| Best Comedic Performance | Will Ferrell | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie | Nominee |
Teen Choice Award
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Actor – Comedy | Will Ferrell | Nominee |