Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
Acting
Kurt Russell's leather-jacket Santa reinvents the icon.
Direction
Elf chase sequence is genuinely impressive staging.
Production
Santa's bag interior deserves its own spinoff.

Director
Clay Kaytis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurt Russell performed his own stunts for the sleigh scenes and ad-libbed much of his dialogue. The gold coin he gives Kate? Real prop, not CGI.
This film quietly launched Netflix's aggressive holiday original strategy, proving streaming could compete with Hallmark's Christmas monopoly. Russell's Santa became an instant meme for his unconventional 'cool dad' energy.
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