On Christmas Eve, a baby crawls into Santa's bag of toys and is taken to the North Pole. Raised as an elf, Buddy grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest elf and realises that he will never truly fit in. Soon, Buddy goes looking for his biological father in New York City and finds the workaholic Walter (James Caan) who happens to be on Santa's "naughty" list.

Under the watchful eye of director Jon Favreau, and with a supporting cast which includes Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen and Bob Newhart, Ferrell delivers a supreme comedic performance as a loveable man-child. Elf is a true modern Christmas classic.