Will Ferrell in Elf – Picture: Warner Bros.

Elf has become one of the all-time Christmas greats and is among the most popular Christmas movies of all time. Unlike in 2021, when 13 Netflix regions were streaming the holiday classic, only 5 are in 2022. Here’s your Netflix streaming guide for Elf in 2022.

Will Ferrell plays the role of Buddy the Elf, who is a little different from all the other elves at the North Pole.

Once he begins to wonder why he is different, Santa sends him on a trip to New York City in search of his real father. The hilarity stems from the fact that Buddy isn’t very well adjusted to the big apple, and chaos ensues.

Along with Ferrell, the 2003 comedy stars James Caan, Amy Sedaris, Mary Steenburgen, Peter Dinklage, Artie Lange and Daniel Tay. Without a doubt, this is probably the most popular Christmas movie available today, with only a handful of classics that come close to rivaling it.


Is Elf on Netflix in the US?

Elf It hasn’t been available on Netflix for over 2 years and probably won’t be back anytime soon. It was last added to Netflix in July 2020 before leaving a month later in August 2020.

now while Elf you can still get to other streaming services, the default location for the movie is on HBO Max. That’s because that’s where most of Warner Brothers’ movie library resides.

For Just lookboth HBO Max and AMC+ are the streaming home for Elf in 2022.

The movie is also available on the Netflix DVD rental platform. Just be careful, demand can be high this time of year.


Is Elf on Netflix in the UK, Australia or Canada?

No. None of the major English countries are broadcasting Elf neither this year.

In the UK, based on the previous two years, Elf resides exclusively on Sky and Now Cinema.

You have two options in Canada to watch Elf in 2022 (it wasn’t streaming for Christmas 2020), with Crave licensed this year and Starz.

Unlike 2021, Netflix Australia is not streaming the movie for the holidays. Instead, you’ll find the film on Paramount+, Stan, Binge, and Foxtel Now.


Is Elf in other Netflix regions?

According to unogsthe film is broadcast in 5 regions by 2022.

13 regions will stream it by Christmas 2021 and 16 Netflix regions will stream it in 2020.

The countries that broadcast Elf for Christmas 2022 are:

  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • thailand

Elf appeared in the Netflix documentary series The movies that made us

All is not completely lost for Netflix subscribers. The same as Home alone, Elf appeared in a Netflix docuseries.

Released in 2020, The Christmas movies that made us (later moved to The movies that made us season 3) has an episode dedicated to covering the development, production of the film, and the impact of the film now close to 20 years later.

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