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As a baby, Buddy crawls into Santa⿿s toy bag and is whisked off to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf. A misfit who grows to be three times the size of his elf family, Buddy ultimately heads to his birthplace of New York City to seek out his roots. Unfortunately, they turn out to be a "Scrooge"-like father and a cynical ten-year-old stepbrother who doesn⿿t believe in Santa. Worst of all,... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Holiday |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 37 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 7th, 2003 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for mild language. |
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| Distributors: |
New Line Cinema
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$173,381,405 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"An instant Christmas classic." more...
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A- |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...a sincere piece of feel-good commercialism." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"...Ferrell...keeps us laughing even through some very obvious fish-out-of-water jokes." more...
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B |
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