Elf is also not streaming on Netflix or Disney Plus. It can additionally be brought or rented on the Apple TV store, the Google Play store, and via YouTube.
Discovery-owned streaming service offers Elf as part of its library, but Max isn't the only place you can find it. Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and Vudu all offer the movie, too, although each requires a rental purchase.
Don't be a cotton-headed ninny muggins — Hulu has everything you need to stream your favorite Christmas comedies, including Elf, which is great news if you happen to have 11 cookies crammed in your VCR.
Stream this Will Farrel-staring, quotable Christmas comedy now with a Hulu + Live TV subscription. All subscribers can watch Elf when it comes to Hulu's streaming library Thursday, November 23.
Due to licensing and distribution rights, Elf is not available on Netflix in the US and many other countries. These rights can vary by region, causing certain shows and movies to be accessible in some countries but not others.
Elf hasn't been available on Netflix for over 2 years and likely won't be back anytime soon. It was last added to Netflix in July 2020 before departing a month later in August 2020. Now while Elf still may come to other streaming services, the movie's default location is on HBO Max.
With tons of Christmas-themed movies and episodes of your favorite shows, Peacock has the perfect collection of titles to get you in the Christmas spirit.
This actually makes Buddy a fair amount younger than Will Ferrell himself, who was 35 years old at the time of Elf's filming, and 36 when the movie was released to theaters.
Are there any good Christmas movies on Amazon Prime?
Watch classics like It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas and Home Alone, or more interesting options like The Nightmare Before Christmas or It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
Elf is available exclusively on Sky Cinema in the UK. You can also stream it on NOW, as part of an £11.99 NOW Cinema Membership subscription. Elf is also available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV (iTunes), Google Play, Sky Store, CHILI and Rakuten TV.
As a baby, Buddy crawls into Santa's toy bag and is whisked off to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf. A misfit who grows to be three times the size of his elf family, Buddy heads to his birthplace to seek out his roots.
