Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
Acting
Anna Kendrick's unhinged elf commitment is genuinely magnetic.
Costume
The North Pole knitwear alone deserves its own spin-off.
Writing
Billy Eichner's tech-bro Santa subplot is weirdly prescient.
Director
Marc Lawrence
Anna Kendrick
Noelle Kringle
Shirley MacLaine
Elf Polly
Bill Hader
Nick Kringle
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Jake Hapman
Julie Hagerty
Mrs. Kringle
Billy Eichner
Gabriel Kringle
Maceo Smedley
Alex
Diana Maria Riva
Helen Rojas
Anthony Konechny
Elf Ted
Michael Gross
Elder Elf Abe
Billy Griffith
Elder Elf Billy
Aliza Vellani
Tech Elf Jojo
Amitai Marmorstein
Tech Elf Robrob
Ron Funches
Elf Mortimer
Gary Sekhon
Tech Elf Maxwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anna Kendrick was so committed to the physical comedy that she bruised her knees doing Noelle's awkward run through Phoenix malls.
This quietly became Disney+'s first original Christmas movie, launching their whole holiday content empire — for better or Hallmark-ier.
US
