Elf vs Klaus
Klaus has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Elf). Klaus is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 37m. Elf is the older of the two (2003 against 2019). Both are comedy, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elf
Klaus| Elf | Klaus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jon Favreau | Sergio Pablos |
| Main cast | Andy Richter, Mary Steenburgen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Dinklage, Zooey Deschanel | Will Sasso, Joan Cusack, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Norm Macdonald |
Synopsis
Elf
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
Klaus
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.