Is Elf right for your family?
Movie 2003 97 min
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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Likely present: Romance & relationshipsFamily themesHeavy emotional content
The story involves an elf raised at the North Pole seeking his biological father in New York.
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