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Home Alone

Play trailer 2:13 Poster for Home Alone PG Released Nov 16, 1990 1h 42m Kids & Family Holiday Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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66% Tomatometer 115 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
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Home Alone's uneven but frequently funny premise, stretched unreasonably thin, is buoyed by Macaulay Culkin's cute performance and strong supporting stars.

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Catherine Dunphy Toronto Star This is going to be a big hit with the kids. Word will get out in the schoolyard that Home Alone is really funny. Just don’t let the kids near the iron after they’ve seen it. Nov 30, 2023 Full Review George Landau St. Louis Post-Dispatch Home Alone isn't high art, but it's a swell gift to movie-going families. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Lynden Barber Sydney Morning Herald Using split-second editing, playfully choreographed violence and exaggerated responses such as the bug-eyed double take, director Chris Columbus has created a live action comedy in the style of a Warner Bros cartoon. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row This film truly captures something enduring about what it's like to be a kid, and it continues to speak to that child in all of us. Dec 14, 2023 Full Review Marylynn Uricchio Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Without being the least bit schmaltzy or cloying, Home Alone manages to impart the holiday spirit. Its saving grace is an unexpected vein of irreverent humor that verges on the black. Rated: B- Nov 30, 2023 Full Review Dennis King Tulsa World Home Alone will send most moviegoers home with the warm glow of a story well told. Rated: 3/5 Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sarah P MUST SEE HOME ALONE MAKES MY CHRISTMAS EVEN BETTER BEST COMEDY I HAVE EVER SEEN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Enrique T The best Christmas movie of all time, and one of the best movies ever. Absolute classic. It is a shame that the critics rate such an amazing classic 66%. These new generation critics are terrible. Kids and adults love this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/25 Full Review elprox 1 Best movie ever. Absolute peak. I give it 1 star because star mean good. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review Reed C It's a classic cant dislike also its so good, in case you were wondering I'm a Christmas movie fantic but only a kid Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Deep M I Remember that august night when first time I watched this masterpiece. first I found out that this is well made comedy film but now I Found this movie is perfect example of the relationship of son and mommy. I cried everytime and I will cry everytime during the climax. I found out that the climax of film want to say me something and the things is It's a wonderful Life enjoy your time with your family. Macaulay Culkin nailed it. loved to watch joe in screen special mention I love Catherine's acting ohh forget it john's music was amazing and AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review CaptainBoulder T Classic Christmas movie, can't go wrong with it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
Director
Chris Columbus
Producer
John Hughes
Screenwriter
John Hughes
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Hughes Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$281.5M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
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