Elf
"Discover your inner elf."
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.
Directed by Jon Favreau
Written by: David Berenbaum, Jon Favreau
Produced by: Toby Emmerich, Cale Boyter, Jimmy Miller
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