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Son of a Nutcracker! The holiday season is finally here and here’s where to watch Elf online so you can continue on the Christmas tradition.
Elf is a 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell and follows the journey of Buddy The Elf, a human raised by Santa’s elves, on his way to meet his biological father (James Cann) in New York City. His father doesn’t believe in Santa Claus or accept his son at first, but slowly warms up to both. Along the way, Buddy helps revive the city’s Christmas spirit along with his zany antics and falls in love with Jovie (Zooey Deschanel).
Jon Favreau talked to Rolling Stone about how he came onto the project to be the film’s director. “I remember reading it, and it clicked: if I made the world that he was from as though he grew up as an elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, one of those Rankin/Bass Christmas specials I grew up with, then everything fell into place tonally,” he recalled. “So for a year, I rewrote the script. It turned into more of a PG movie from a PG-13. He was a darker character in the script I had read originally. The character became a bit more innocent, and the world became more of a pastiche of the Rankin/Bass films. The studio [New Line] read it and agreed to make it, and that’s when I was brought on to direct.”
So what are you waiting for? Here’s how to watch Elf online.
Where to watch Elf online
Elf is available to stream on Disney Plus and Max. Disney Plus offers two plans: Basic ad-supported plan for $7.99 per month and a Premium no-ads plan for $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year. MAX offers three plans: a With Ads plan for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; an Ad-Free plan for $15.99 per month or $149.99 per year; and an Ultimate Ad-Free plan for $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year.
New Line/courtesy Everett Collection
Elf is available to watch on Disney Plus. Disney Plus offers two plans: a Basic ad-supported plan for $7.99 per month and a Premium no-ads plan for $13.99 per month. Along with no ads, the Premium plan also allows users to download content to watch offline.
Disney Plus is also included in The Disney Bundle, which offers three plans: Duo Basic for $9.99 per month (which includes ad-supported plans of Hulu and Disney Plus; Trio Basic for $14.99 per month (which includes ad-supported plans of Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus); and Trio Premium for $24.99 per month (which includes ad-free plans for Hulu, and Disney Plus and an ad-supported plan of ESPN Plus). The Duo Basic saves subscribers $5.99 per month from subscribing to Hulu and Disney Plus’ ad-supported plans individually; Trio Basic saves subscribers more than $12.98 per month from subscribing to Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus’ ad-supported plans individually; and Trio Premium saves subscribers $15.98 per month from subscribing to Hulu and Disney Plus’ no-ads plans and ESPN Plus’ ad-supported plan individually.
Disney Plus and ESPN Plus are also free with most Hulu+ With Live TV plans. Hulu+ With Live TV offers four plans: a $68.99 per month plan with access to only live TV; a $69.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; a $74.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; and a $82.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with no ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads. ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN News are included on all four plans.
If you’re a Verizon customer (or know someone who is), Verizon offers free Disney Plus subscription with its Unlimited plans (a.k.a. Get More Unlimited, Play More Unlimited, Verizon Plan Unlimited, Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited.) If you have one of these plans, you can sign-up for a free six-month Disney+ subscription (which saves you about $42.) Click here for Verizon’s FAQ on how to sign up for its free Disney+ subscription.
Verizon customers with Get More Unlimited and Play More Unlimited plans are also eligible for their Disney Bundle, which offers not only a free Disney Plus subscription for as long as you have your Verizon plan, but also free Hulu and ESPN+ subscriptions too, which saves viewers about $12.99 per month. Click here for Verizon’s FAQ on how to sign up for its Disney Bundle. So there you have it—a way to watch Disney Plus for free.
Elf is available to stream on MAX. Without any deals, MAX offers three plans: a With Ads plan for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; an Ad-Free plan for $15.99 per month or $149.99 per year; and an Ultimate Ad-Free plan for $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year. The yearly plans save users 16 to 20 percent—or $20 to $40 off—from the monthly rates. You can also add MAX as a channel if you have Prime Video
Visit MAX’s Amazon Prime Video page
Click “Get Started”
Create or sign into your Amazon Prime Video or Amazon Prime account
Start watching MAX
MAX With Ads comes with limited ads and allows users to stream on two devices at once. MAX Ad-Free comes with no ads, allows users to stream on two devices at once and includes 30 downloads to watch on the go. MAX Ultimate Ad-Free comes with no ads, allows users to stream on four devices at once, includes 100 downloads to watch on the go, and features the best video quality with 4K Ultra HD and immersive audio with Dolby Atmos.
Who’s in the Elf cast?
New Line/courtesy Everett Collection
Here’s a list of the Elf cast:
Will Ferrell as Buddy Hobbs, aka “Buddy the Elf”
Max Favreau as young Buddy (uncredited)
James Caan as Walter Hobbs
Zooey Deschanel as Jovie
Mary Steenburgen as Emily Hobbs
Daniel Tay as Michael Hobbs
Ed Asner as Santa Claus
Bob Newhart as Papa Elf
Faizon Love as Wanda
Peter Dinklage as Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris as Deb
Michael Lerner as Fulton Greenway
Andy Richter as Morris
Kyle Gass as Eugene Dupree
Artie Lange as the Fake Santa
Patrick Ferrell (Will Ferrell’s brother) and Patrick McCartney as Empire State Building security guards
Jon Favreau as Dr. Ben Leonardo
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