A family comedy without the family.
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
Home Alone (1990) is a comedy and family film directed by Chris Columbus, released on November 16, 1990 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and John Heard. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 12,813 ratings.
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Macaulay Culkin
as Kevin
Joe Pesci
as Harry
Daniel Stern
as Marv
John Heard
as Peter
Roberts Blossom
as Marley
Catherine O'Hara
as Kate
Angela Goethals
as Linnie
Devin Ratray
as Buzz
Gerry Bamman
as Uncle Frank
Hillary Wolf
as Megan
John Candy
as Gus Polinski
Larry Hankin
as Officer Balzak
Directed by Chris Columbus, written by John Hughes and Leslie Bricusse, produced by John Hughes.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 12,813 ratings.
Doesn't really work if you actually spend the time to bother thinking about it, but so long as you don't _Home Alone_ is a pretty good time. There's really no likeable character, and it's honestly pretty mean spirited, but sometimes that's what you might need to defrag over Christmas. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Reviewed on December 30, 2019
Love this movie. I was 8 when this came out. I remember being so jealous of Kevin, because I wished I could be home alone like that to do whatever I wanted.
Reviewed on May 27, 2023
It has taken me 30 years to sit down and watch this film and I'm quite glad I finally did. I usually loathe kids movies, and the trails at the time always put me off - but Macauley Culkin is really quite a charmer in this tale of a youngster who is accidentally left at home at Christmas by his family. They have jetted off to Paris leaving him alone facing the unwanted attentions of two would-be burglars (Joe Pesci…
Reviewed on August 26, 2023
Of course we watched this more than 20 years ago, but recently took it out of the library to watch again for a couple of reasons. One, it is ostensibly a holiday movie and we were watching a series of them. Also, a friend had just lost a loved pet and needed a silly movie to take her mind away for a couple of hours. This movie fit the bill. It has several laugh out loud scenes, and mildly amusing material…
Reviewed on December 23, 2023
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Home Alone (1990) is available to stream on Disney Plus and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Home Alone (1990) includes Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Roberts Blossom. The film was directed by Chris Columbus. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Home Alone was released on November 16, 1990 and runs for 1h 43m.
Home Alone (1990) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 12,813 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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