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Elf
Directed by Jon Favreau
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. From TMDB
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Elf is a 2003 comedy family fantasy film, directed by Jon Favreau, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Bob Newhart.
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60 of 157 · most liked firstThere are classic Christmas movies, such as Krampus, Die Hard & Elf, but they say there isn’t a true 4th of July movie. I beg to differ . . .
neutral · AI labelView post →Anya Taylor-Joy reacts to being cast in the next ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ movie as an Elf. “I feel like I’ve been an Elf my whole life, so it feels very validating to go and actually do it as a job.” (Source: RottenTomatoes)
neutral · AI labelView post →Buenos Dias! ☀️ Kicked off December with one of our favorite holiday movies last night. NGL, it doesn’t suck knowing Buddy the Elf this time of year. 🧝🎄🎅🏽 Since we’ve *all* kicked the cable news habit (amirite?), what movies/shows are y’all watching?
positive · AI labelView post →this little segue where nathan fielder (unbolded text) redirects the conversation to katie drummond's theoretical enthusiasm for the movie Elf is great
positive · AI labelView post →Elf is a terrible Christmas movie and I hate it.
negative · AI labelView post →Elf is the best Christmas movie of all time.
positive · AI labelView post →Actually, youre talking about Elf's Monster. Elf was the guy who wrote the movie
neutral · AI labelView post →'Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the lair, Agent Stone Elf was scheming, Inspired by Robotnik's evil glare. 🪨🥚💜 #SonicMovie3 is in theaters, Go watch it, you must, It's the best movie out there, In Agent Stone Elf you trust! 🎄☃️❄️♥️
neutral · AI labelView post →At a family gathering last night I finally saw Elf for thr first time. What I wasn’t expecting is that the entire film would be an accidental analogy for the adult autism experience. Except for the happy ending of course.
positive · AI labelView post →I’m bored, time to speak some upsetting truths. Elf is a bad movie.
negative · AI labelView post →Guys, here is my Christmas movie hot take: I don’t like Elf! 👀
negative · AI labelView post →There should be a third movie where he’s the same character and it’s not even a scary one, like he gets to be in Elf 2 and is like ok thanks for fixing things Santa
positive · AI labelView post →Elf is the worst Christmas movie ever made. I don’t know how you can watch it and not have your skin peel off from exposure to the cringe.
negative · AI labelView post →Elf on a Shelf, The Movie...😉😅🤣
neutral · AI labelView post →my Christmas movie confession: I HATE Elf 😐
negative · AI labelView post →Hallmark Original Movie: Plowed by the Elf on a Shelf. She was a busy advertising executive. He was a muscular elf still bearing the burden of losing his giant gumdrop.
neutral · AI labelView post →A while back I ended up shipping my evil Blood Elf warlock Morine and my good and kind Nightborne mage Kiranyth, cause they were giving me massive 60s film vibes, but if it was WoW ❤️💜 #worldofwarcraft #skyoc #skymagpieart #WoWOC #nightborne #bloodelf
neutral · AI labelView post →Elf is the best Christmas movie. Send tweet
positive · AI labelView post →The thing about Elf is that it is a perfectly paced movie and also it features Amy Sedaris
positive · AI labelView post →WHY AM I GETTING SO MANY POSTS ABOUT ELF BOWLING THE MOVIE HELP
neutral · AI labelView post →An improvised line in "Elf" almost got cut, and now it’s gone viral – and a whole new generation is enjoying the beloved 2003 holiday movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I might have more respect for Starmer not having a favourite Christmas movie than I do for those who chose Elf as theirs.
negative · AI labelView post →Watching Elf for the first time and it might be the greatest film ever made
positive · AI labelView post →I truly don’t understand why people like the movie “Elf”. How does it stay on longer than 10 minutes? Just saw it’s the #1 most streamed film on MAX. I searched for “The Family Stone”. It’s on Hulu… I switch to Hulu, guess what the most popular Christmas movie is on there? Fuckin’ “Elf”!
negative · AI labelView post →Elf isn't just an elite Christmas movie, it's an elite New York City movie. Taking of the Pelham 123-level movie.
positive · AI labelView post →My most un-American take is that the movie Elf was sent here to annoy me personally and no one else.
negative · AI labelView post →I’m going to say something…. Elf is the worst Christmas movie
negative · AI labelView post →It’s because it IS a Christmas movie, we all know about it, and it’s just as much a straight-down-the-middle pick as “Elf.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Chrismas day movie lineup order: Christmas Story Muppet Christmas Carol ELF Die Hard (our son is finally old enough to watch)
neutral · AI labelView post →Two copies left of PALE ELF for Dokomi in size small! Will probably open up orders for online later too Astarion and his side quest, movie poster style 😎😎😎
neutral · AI labelView post →omggg Will Ferrell dressed up as buddy the elf is everything <3 (Just showing you a screenshot from the movie Elf)
neutral · AI labelView post →Will Ferrell Dresses Up as Buddy the Elf With a Cigarette, Tells Reporter ‘It Was a Tough Holiday Season’ variety.com/2024/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →To my Stolitz Secret Santa, @42paintbrushes.bsky.social ! Based on the ice skating kiss scene from the movie “Elf” (my family’s go-to Christmas film hehe) Charis, thank you for feeding the fandom with so much lovely Stolitz art! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season! ❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →Nathan Fielder tells Wired Elizabeth Holmes revealed to him her favorite movie is ‘Elf.’
neutral · AI labelView post →Elf: The Movie (GBA, 2004)
neutral · AI labelView post →ELF: THE MOVIE
neutral · AI labelView post →Elf is a wonderful film because the Escalators in the Bay in Vancouver actually work in it
positive · AI labelView post →your controversial holiday opinions? -peppermint is nasty -the movie Elf is overrated -gift cards are great gifts
negative · AI labelView post →Okay Elf is a fun Christmas movie
positive · AI labelView post →ELF is my favorite Die Hard movie.
positive · AI labelView post →never got "Elf" the movie. astroturfed
negative · AI labelView post →Christmas Movie Dress Advent Calendar, Day 12: Zooey Deschanel in ELF and how this scene tickled the nostalgia centers of Gen Xers: tomandlorenzo.com/2025/12/chri...
neutral · AI labelView post →Name a Film with an Alien, Vampire, or Elf.
neutral · AI labelView post →Elf (2003) 🎬🎄❤️ Directed by Jon Favreau
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy heavenly birthday to Emmy Award winner and "Catch-22," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Newhart," "Elf" and "The Big Bang Theory" star, Bob Newhart. Newhart also did the voice of "Bernard" in the Disney animated film, "The Rescuers."
neutral · AI labelView post →Am I the only one who didn’t really like the movie “Elf”?
negative · AI labelView post →Elf is a bad film. Fight me.
negative · AI labelView post →The successful screenwriter of Will Ferrell's famous Christmas-themed movie is proudly described as an Elf-made man.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Elf' is the only holiday film I can watch any time of year. It's hard to believe it dropped twenty years ago. It's even more unbelievable that it never got a sequel. ⛄
positive · AI labelView post →Elf is a movie about how love is not possible
negative · AI labelView post →Time Out London says Die Hard is the second greatest Xmas film of all time. The first is It's a Wonderful Life. The third is Elf. Obviously, I approve.
positive · AI labelView post →Attorney who has only seen one movie (Elf): this decision reminds me of the movie Elf
neutral · AI labelView post →<Kentucky Fried Movie voice>SOCIOPATHIC MIDDLE-AGED ELF-QUEEN WOMEN IN TROUBLE
neutral · AI labelView post →BUDDY THE ELF Is ELF the last great Christmas movie? It kind of seems like it, honestly.
positive · AI labelView post →So the big difference I think is that City Elf was set up as a grindhouse film; horror happens and then RIP ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE. It wasn't didactic despite being very on the nose. They Will Kill You is the modern equivalent.
neutral · AI labelView post →OMG, I want a "Bad Elf" movie starring Will Ferrell.
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs - Day 10 - #filmsky #movies #moviesky #elf #christmasmovies
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve gone from more or less liking the movie Elf to being a little annoyed by Elf to thinking Elf isn’t very good to outright hating Elf
negative · AI labelView post →My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of Elf Unwrapped, by @andyrichter.co and Aaron Karo:
neutral · AI labelView post →- Age: Iron - Gender: Just a boy - Sexuality: Fag - Height: 182 - Eyes: Two - Fav food: Fried chicken - Fav drink: Pepsi max - Fav game: GTA - Fav film: Elf - Fav show: The office - Fav animal: Hyrax
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