The 45+ Best Movies With Elves, Ranked

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As you watch the best movies with elves, you'll soon discover there are a lot more stories to tell with these magical creatures that fall outside of the Christmas season. Sure, there are plenty of Christmas movies that prominently feature elves like The Santa Clause and Elf, but you'd be surprised how many other fantasy movies are out there, animated and live action, that draw inspiration from European folklore. You'll find fully original stories along with those based on books or other old fables, which often feature other fantasy beings like fairies and dwarves

Legolas from The Lord of the Rings series is an elf among many other similar characters in the series, and he represents his people well as he travels with Aragorn, Gimli, and more to face off against Sauron's army of orcs. You may also remember the Dark Elves from Thor: The Dark World. It presented a different take on the creatures as these elves are the bad guys when normally, they're portrayed as good. It just goes to show there's more than one way to incorporate elves into a story. 

While many of these famous elves are good natured, some are evil and moreover many films may take a more horror based approach as an interesting take on the more standard trope.

What are some of your favorite movies about elves? We need your magical touch, so vote for any title you think is the best below and vote down any elven film names on this list you're less passionate about. 

Most divisive: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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