13 Christmas Movie Elves, From Naughty to Nice

Santa Clausruns a pretty fuddled shipup at the North Pole , so it ’s somewhat safe to bear most of his elves belong on the nice list . But as Christmas picture over the years have shown us , sometimes the holidays bring out someawfully naughtybehavior , too . Here ’s how 13 of Santa ’s cinematic elves pile up .

13. Nazi Elf, Elves

Dan “ Grizzly Adams ” Haggerty play a down - and - out ex-husband - cop in thisdouble - ezed - grade Christmas revulsion flickabout a satanic elf whose sudden return to Earth revives the tardy Adolf Hitler ’s secret scheme to create a race of human - imp hybrids . There are neo - Nazis , a teen who ca n’t stand Christmas ( normal ) who does n’t realize her Aryan line stand for the elf is go to try and cover with her throughout the movie ( not normal ) , and also the distinct sense that every dollar of Elves ’ tiny budget is used onscreen , and even then thing do n’t look great . Still : Nazi elf is most unquestionably the naughtiest of them all .

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12-11. Elves, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and Elves, Krampus

It ’s a tie between these two bunch of really nightmarish critters who pal around with tool that represent the very darkest side of Santa Claus . cull your toxicant : Krampus ’ ghoulish imp , whose idea of a in force time is throw away people into hell , or the equally horrifying Rare Exports brigade , who abduct footling kid and pull actual murder .

10. Belsnickel, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

Who dares tone toKurt Russell ’s Hot Santa(and the even more formidable Mrs. Claus , play by Goldie Hawn ) ? Belsnickel ( Julian Dennison ) , that ’s who . The opposer of this late Netflix release — an elf who is such an asshole he ’s been cursed by being transformed into a human — is driven to weaken Christmas at any cost , with a scheme that postulate stealing the enchanted tree diagram - beaver asterisk in Santa ’s village and dosing all the other pixie to make them naughty . He ’s a nasty piece of study , but he ’s not really dangerous , despite his effective endeavor — he ’s basically the Christmas - motion-picture show equivalent of coal in a stocking .

9. Obie, Alien Xmas

voice by an uncreditedJon Favreau(producer of this Netflix special by the Chiodo Brothers , who contributed the stop - motion scenes to Favreau ’s 2003 picture show , Elf ) , Obie is the North Pole ’s top inventor who nearly crack up under the air pressure of make certain Santa ’s tawdry new sleigh is ready for flight . It eventually takes the help of alien applied science to get the sleigh up and escape — and the experience helps Obie , whose workaholic tendencies intend he unwittingly neglects his kin , memorize where his substantial priority lie .

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8. Jingle Bell and Jangle Bell, The Year Without a Santa Claus

In thisRankin - Bassmusical classic , Mrs. Claus task two of Santa ’s extremely low frequency with pass through human high society to see if there ’s any Christmas spirit result in the world , a trouble that ’s bewilder worse now that Santa has decide he needs a twelvemonth off . The bodge dudes are neither quick on the draw nor specially surreptitious ( and the drogue - based camouflage they pip up for Vixen the reindeer scram her send to the dog pound ) , but the “ suspicious picayune characters ” at least have the sentiency to call Mrs. Claus , who ends up being the North Pole ’s genuine MVP , when they recognise they ’re in way over their stocking - cap - clad head .

7. Wayne, Prep & Landing

Dave Foley voices Wayne , call sign “ Little Drummer male child , ” in this renovate Disney short about an elite squad of elves who handle their festive duties with eminent - tech , tops - undercover agent - fi preciseness . After Wayne ’s longtime partner get the promotion he ’s been count on , he ’s too frig around out to properly train the greenhorn he ’s soon stuck with — ensue in a close - catastrophe for Santa that ’s only turn away with a scramble of operose study and an overdue admonisher that Christmas is about joy , kindness , and giving … not the career path of challenging elves .

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6. Willie, Fred Claus

In this comedy charting the redemption of Santa ’s ne’er - do - well blood brother ( Vince Vaughn ) , John Michael Higgins play the North Pole ’s pocket - sized head teacher gremlin . Willie ’s an upbeat fellow who steps up to help the calamitous sheep of the Claus family despite Fred ’s over - it attitude , culminate in a frantic bit of Christmas Eve gift - deport teamwork ; in return , Fred help Willie woo his glamorous elf pipe dream girl , played by Elizabeth Banks . Word to the saucy , though : while most of Fred Claus is harmless vacation fun ( Paul Giamatti plays Santa ; Rachel Weisz plays Fred ’s girlfriend ) , theKevin Spaceyfactor will evermore keep it from clear classic status .

5. Elf Polly, Noelle

Salty , fresh , and evenly stylish in both folkloric North Pole garb and Arizona mall couture , Elf Polly ( Shirley MacLaine ) accompanies Noelle ( Anna Kendrick ) when her old brother , the loth new Santa ( Bill Heder ) goes AWOL aright before Christmas . With her pointy capitulum cautiously cover , Polly ’s there to poke at Noelle into realizing her true destiny , sexist traditions be damned … as well as degree a jailbreak with the help of a full team of flying reindeer .

4. Hermey, Rudoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

He ’s an pixie who ( gasp ! ) does n’t like make toys ; he ’d much rather be a dentist , a dreaming that ’s nigh as impossible as freak - nosed reindeerRudolph’sgoal of joining Santa ’s sleigh squad . With cry of “ You ’ll never fit in ! ” call up in their ears , the two meet in a solitary snowbank and decide to become misfit pals . In their ensue escapade — which includes a parlous encounter with the fierce Abominable Snow Monster — Hermey ’s deft teeth - yanking acquirement are precisely what ’s take to salve the day , an act of valiancy even the scurrilous Head Elf ca n’t traverse .

3. Bernard, The Santa Clause

North Pole elf Bernard ( David Krumholtz ) must break the news to regular - pop - sheik Scott ( Tim Allen ) that the human activity of assume Santa ’s jolly red suit signify he ’s now signed himself up for the job . Though he has a snappy hat and glittery face , Bernard also has the distinct air of someone who ’s had to wearily excuse “ you put on the suit , you ’re the big guy wire ” to aghast in-between - senior men more than once in his foresightful elf - life . But you could tell he on the QT enjoy the underworld out of the gig ; when Christmas wander around again , Bernard takes charge of the Modern Santa ’s training , with avail from Scott ’s Santa - obsessed son — and he also materializes in Scott ’s ex - wife ’s house to nonchalantly eat a messy sandwich while giving her skeptical fresh husband ( Judge Reinhold ) the wake - up call of his lifetime .

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2. Patch, Santa Claus: The Movie

Until Buddy the Elf ( see below ) came along nearly 20 year later , chipper Patch ( Dudley Moore ) had maybe the most compelling persona arc of any of Santa ’s big - blind helper . When we first meet him , the industrious worker is obsess with come up with ways to revolutionize toy production in Santa ’s workshop ; the flick later takes him to New York City , where he erroneously ally himself with an oleaginous , opportunistic , cigar - puffing toy exec play by John Lithgow , who most definitely is lacking in what Patch likes to call “ gremlin - control . ” Patch , who builds himself a pretty rad flying car along the way , eventually learns some hard lesson about why , for instance , old - fashioned elf craftsmanship is significant — and why he does n’t need to plot a second Christmas in March to earn Santa ’s approval .

1. Buddy the Elf, Elf

Of course , Buddy ( Will Ferrell ) is n’t a real elf ; he ’s a homo who unexpectedly crawl into Santa ’s dismission as an infant and ended up being raise ( by Bob Newhart ’s Papa Elf ) at the North Pole . But he top the leaning anyway because — with his goofy innocence , vivid love life of gelt , Abronia elliptica - tossing skills , serious commitment to holiday flair , and genuine desire to make everyone around him happy — he just might be the ultimate shape of Christmas spirit .

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Shirley MacLaine as Elf Polly in Noelle.