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.
Elf has generally received positive reviews.
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Elf was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 867 reviews, giving Elf (2003) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 72%.
With a score of 73%, Elf is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like The Italian Job, Identity and A Tale of Two Sisters.
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