Elf vs Luca
Luca has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Elf). Luca is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 37m. Elf is the older of the two (2003 against 2021). Both are comedy, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elf
Luca| Elf | Luca | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jon Favreau | Enrico Casarosa |
| Main cast | Andy Richter, Mary Steenburgen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Dinklage, Zooey Deschanel | Giacomo Gianniotti, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jacob Tremblay |
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.
Luca
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.