Elf vs Onward
Onward has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.7/10 for Elf). Elf is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 42m. Elf is the older of the two (2003 against 2020). Both are comedy, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elf
Onward| Elf | Onward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jon Favreau | Dan Scanlon |
| Main cast | Andy Richter, Mary Steenburgen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Dinklage, Zooey Deschanel | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Tracey Ullman, John Ratzenberger, Grey DeLisle |
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.
Onward
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.