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Home Alone 3

Play trailer Poster for Home Alone 3 PG Released Dec 12, 1997 1h 42m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.
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Macaulay Culkin's precocious charisma is sorely missed in this hollow sequel, which doubles down on the broad comedy while lacking all the hallmarks that made the original a classic.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press [John Hughes] figures he didn't need any surprises: Just take the blueprint for the first of the series and slip it in the copying machine. Aug 8, 2019 Full Review Mike Clark USA Today Twice the bad guys, half the laughs. Rated: 1/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Todd James Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) This slapstick schtick is slickly delivered and for a well-worn plot, the fun is airy and the stunts at the expense of the bad guys are often very funny. Rated: 3/5 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) No surprises here as far as the plot, just changes in casting keep this sequel lively. Rated: B- Jan 10, 2023 Full Review Angie Errigo Radio Times There are some genuine laughs, and not too much saccharin or cartoon-style brutality. Rated: 3/5 Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Conor S I really liked this movie. It’s a good 90s film this film is incredibly underrated. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Cade H. John Hughes really called it in on this one. Everything about this film is lazy and sloppy. The casting in weak, the acting and writing was half baked, and the soundtrack was abysmal compared to the iconic John Williams tracks from the previous movies. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Jace E The first two Home Alone movies are near-perfect cinema. They encompass everything that I love about Christmas movies: heart, humor, family, etc. I'm not saying that Home Alone 3 is anywhere close to those two movies, but it's actually not that bad. The premise is even more absurd that its predecessors, the kid has some charm and he beats the living daylights out of his criminal adversaries. What more can you ask for? (Other than Macaulay Culkin) Best Character: Alex Best Quote: "Excuse me for being a good citizen." - Alex Best Scene: Beating the Bad Guys Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $30,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Michał W It's just pain to watch part with the traps. Traps are so stupid and some actions in the story are just made so the story could keep going on. All of the characters are so stupid that Marv from first Home Alone movies would be smarter than them. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review William B Multiple plot errors. With the two first movies it would have been enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Raja Gosnell

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Alex D. Linz

Alex Pruitt

Olek Krupa

Peter Beaupre

Rya Kihlstedt

Alice Ribbons

Lenny von Dohlen

Jernigan

David Thornton

Earl Unger

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Synopsis When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.
Director
Raja Gosnell
Producer
Hilton A. Green, John Hughes
Screenwriter
John Hughes
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.7M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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