Elf This holiday, discover your inner elf. Release date: 2003-11-07 Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy Actors: Will McCormack, Andy Richter, Peter A. Hulne, Mary Black, Brenda Crichlow, Will Ferrell, Mary Steenburgen, Meghan Black, Matt Walsh, Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo, Kristian Ayre, Peter Dinklage, Artie Lange, Brad Turner, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Favreau, Lorin Heath, Michael Lerner, Amy Sedaris, Kyle Gass, Ed Asner, James Caan, Maurice LaMarche, Faizon Love, Patrick Ferrell, John Murray, Patrick McCartney, Mark Acheson, Robin Mossley, Peter Billingsley, Brenda McDonald, Bob Newhart, Leon Redbone, David-Paul Grove, Graeme Duffy, Richard Side, Michael Roberds, Daniel Tay, Lydia Lawson-Baird, Max Favreau, Oscar Goncalves, Jane Bradbury, Claire Lautier, Ted Friend, Jonathan Bruce, Jamie Vergan, Patrick Baynham, Paul Schofield, Alexandra Michael, Annie Brebner, Luke Pohl, Albert Precourt, Patrick Hulne, Michael Christopher Fischetti, Akeem A. Smith, Terry J. Scarlatos, Gus Michael, Rachel Lana Li Direction: Nance Nickels Production: Jay Finocchiaro Budget: $32,000,000Revenue: $228,500,000 Runtime: 1 h. 37 min. Score: 6.7/10 Votes: 4,236 Countries: United States of America Companies: New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions Available* : Overview: 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.