Home Sweet Home Alone

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Home Sweet Home Alone

PG

2021

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family's home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers... and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.

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Critics Consensus

Nobody's Home.

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Audience Says

With a ridiculous story and an obnoxious main character who's harder to root for than the "villains," Home Sweet Home Alone is no fun for the whole family.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

This really shouldn't be hard: find a cute kid (and they have, in the form of Jojo Rabbit's Archie Yates), and then string together a few comically implausible ways to injure another human being.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 12, 2021

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Home Sweet Home Alone is a very odd duck -- a movie that basically replicates the three-decades-old "Home Alone" template, but in a way that feels slightly weird and ill-conceived.

Nov 12, 2021

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

A defanged variation on the theme that doesn't commit hard enough to be silly fun, beyond a few chuckles.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 12, 2021

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Despite some nudge-nudge-wink-wink nods to the original, the sixth movie in the franchise, directed by Dan Mazer, is also the worst.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

Its illogical plot comprised of three idiot protagonists, unfunny traps and jokes, and a recycled plot from the first Home Alone doesn't make it worthwhile...

Rated: D-

Mar 6, 2024

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Cris Parker

3C Films (YouTube)

It's shocking how badly this reboot misses the charm of Home Alone.

Aug 9, 2023

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Nolan D

This movie isn’t as bad as people say, they’ve set the bar impossibly high by comparing it to Home Alone 1 & 2.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Cade H.

This movie is evidence Disney was calling it in during this time. They knew everyone was going to perpetually stream movies because they had nothing else to do, especially Christmas movies during the November and December months. It’s not a coincidence production of this film began in March of 2020, they knew that people would watch a new Home Alone movie en masse due to circumstance, regardless of quality. The casting, acting, camerawork, storyline, and fan service should be considered sloppy at best. Home Alone fans deserved better than whatever this was.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Stephen C

LOL, 1 hour and 33 minutes of holiday movie humor. Rated PG for Some Language, Slapstick Violence, and Rude Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Amilia P

One of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Michał W

Just don't watch it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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william s

The kid sucks, the "burglars" suck, the story sucks, this movie sucks.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Synopsis

Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family's home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers... and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.

Director: Dan Mazer
Producer: Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson
Screenwriter: Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell
Production Co: Hutch Parker Entertainment, 20th Century Studios
Rating: PG (Some Language|Slapstick Violence|Rude Material)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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