Home Alone 3

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Home Alone 3

PG

1997

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

08/08/2019

[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.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

01/09/2018

1/4

Twice the bad guys, half the laughs.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3/4

To my astonishment, I liked the third Home Alone movie better than the first two; I'm even going so far as to recommend it, although not to grownups unless they are having a very silly day.

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

08/06/2024

3/5

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.

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

01/10/2023

B-

No surprises here as far as the plot, just changes in casting keep this sequel lively.

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Angie Errigo

Radio Times

09/06/2017

3/5

There are some genuine laughs, and not too much saccharin or cartoon-style brutality.

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Erik B

Dec 31

I'll give them credit - they definitely changed the premise up enough to make it distinct from the original Kevin McAllister story...but come on, how much belief do I need to suspend here?

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West B

@Wshow Dec 27

It’s nothing burger.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme já não coloca mais sentido no nome do filme, os pais nem esquecem do próprio filho sem querer, eles são sequestrados e o garoto machuca os bandidos com equipamentos diferentes de que o kevin mcCallister usava, só isso manteram igual aos dois primeiros filmes, de resto uma merda, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme.

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The number 10

@Mika_10 Dec 25

They took most of America’s enemies put them as the bad guys, and had a smartass kid beat them. Low effort and it looked as if they didn’t even try. This seems like the type of movie that would’ve used ai slop if was made today

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Real O

Dec 25

This was actually decent. I'd definitely recommend it

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Sonny W

@sonnywitt Dec 23

Considering there's no returning actors I think they did an alright job at giving it a fresh take

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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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