Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

PG

Released Nov 20, 1992

2h 0m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.

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Critics Consensus

A change of venue -- and more sentimentality and violence -- can't obscure the fact that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a less inspired facsimile of its predecessor.

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Duane Byrge

Hollywood Reporter

Culkin is breezily winning once again as the self-reliant kid alone, while Pesci and Stern deserve combat metals (especially Stern) to the bricks and slings they endure.

Nov 20, 2019

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

It's much more violent than the first film's comparable set of dirty tricks. And Kevin, removed from his embattled home, seems much more cavalier, possibly even meaner than his bullying older brother, Buzz (Devin Ratray).

Jun 11, 2019

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

The pleasures here are entirely cruel, with an unhealthy concentration on the suffering of the victims, on the thudding impact of various objects against their heads, on their howls of agony.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 11, 2019

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York manages to up the stakes while Kevin has to fend for himself in a very different environment.

Dec 20, 2021

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Sorely lacks the situational specificity and just the vague whiff of 'this could actually happen' from the previous film.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 9, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the movie admittedly boasts (and benefits from) an ongoing emphasis on appealing, engaging elements...

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 23, 2020

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Matthew D

Basically a re-hash of the first. Different just enough to be an okay sequel. But some things just didn't make sense. The way the parents overslept again was stupid. Why didn't they check their alarm before going to bed? And in a house of 15 people they were only ones who had an alarm clock? Also, there was no reason for Kevin to set traps like the first movie. He only did to keep himself safe this time. Made no sense this time when he had an entire city to hide in. These things aside, it was still an enjoyable watch, but don't expect it to be too different from the first movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Justin S

Critics are peasants and their opinion don't matter

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Audience Member

"Down the hall and to the left"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Michael P

The traps were amazing in this one and the message was worthy, a good movie, it'll make your night Home Alone seem not so Lost anymore.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Charleigh c

Watching this film brings me back to the innocence of childhood when things were carefree and simple. Best Christmas vibes in New York!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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TROY S

I actually enjoy this one more than the first. I love seeing some of the iconic sites of New York City, and just what it looked like in 1992.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Synopsis

After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.

Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: John Hughes
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $172.7M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround, Stereo

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