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Home Alone is the highly successful and beloved family comedy about a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home alone, he learns to fend for himself and, eventually has to protect his .. Read more

Starring	Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Director	Chris Columbus
Genres	Comedy

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Critics' reviews (6) of Home Alone
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This modest Christmas comedy became a phenomenal money-making machine, one of the highest grossing pictures of all time. Writer/producer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus tuned in to two key elements: the fantasy of Steven Spielberg's ET, with its children triumphing over adult adversity, and the perennial chase of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Thus Macaulay Culkin, then ten years old and already in his fifth picture, is the youngster left stranded by his parents who fly to Paris for the holiday. He pigs out on junk food, watches videos and then copes heroically with two burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), crying “Yes!” when he zaps them. Surprisingly violent in a cartoon-like way, it's a celebration of enterprise that captured the heart and wickedness of every child on the planet.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Swinging uneasily between heavy-handed slapstick and sentimental domestic comedy, this unpretentious movie was, inexplicably, the biggest box-office success of 1990.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
After Planes, Trains and Automobiles, writer/producer John Hughes turns once more to the nightmare of travel, this time... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

This film always brings a Xmas atmosphere whenever I have watched it. You'll certainly laugh at the great slapstick humour when two bungling thieves fall into numerous traps laid by 8 year old Kevin who is resolved to protect the family home.

The family at the centre of the film (McCallisters) are wealthy and somewhat disfunctional but this adds to the warmth of the movie. There are touching moments when Kevin meets a neighbour, an old man who lives alone and has fallen out with his son, and after an exchange of words alter each others perspective on their problems. All ends up well with the bad guys apprehended by the long arm of the law.

Great for the family and is a definate on the Xmas rental list.
- - Russ#2 from SIXPENNY HANDLEY
  - Posted 18 Dec 2003 19:21
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

fantastic

this is a most enjoyable film,full of side splitting laughter througout defanitely must watch
- - A customer from stockton,England
  - Posted 10 Aug 2004 03:09
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Really christmassy movie starring Mcauley Mculkin .. as the brat they left behind suddenly two villians are on the scene ( and the scenery is beautiful) anyway the family leave and the boy is on his own and thinking he has been banished .. the burgals on the prowl looking for house to break into and the gold mine (Mculkins house) is last on the list ...

Defending it with honour you`ll laugh till you cry with the antics he has planned and of course helping a old mand get back in with daughter along the way .. its a thrill ride to live in

those were the days
- - A customer from NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
  - Posted 15 Oct 2004 23:46
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Home Alone
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

fantastic

this is a most enjoyable film,full of side splitting laughter througout defanitely must watch
- - A customer from stockton,England
  - Posted 10 Aug 2004 03:09
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Hadn't seen this in years. My two children aged 7 and 10 thought it was superb! A great family film that has aged very well.

Rated 7 by the children (as the film was for them I can't argue).
- - KBird from West Sussex
  - Posted 27 Jan 2005 16:49

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

This film always brings a Xmas atmosphere whenever I have watched it. You'll certainly laugh at the great slapstick humour when two bungling thieves fall into numerous traps laid by 8 year old Kevin who is resolved to protect the family home.

The family at the centre of the film (McCallisters) are wealthy and somewhat disfunctional but this adds to the warmth of the movie. There are touching moments when Kevin meets a neighbour, an old man who lives alone and has fallen out with his son, and after an exchange of words alter each others perspective on their problems. All ends up well with the bad guys apprehended by the long arm of the law.

Great for the family and is a definate on the Xmas rental list.
- - Russ#2 from SIXPENNY HANDLEY
  - Posted 18 Dec 2003 19:21
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

fantastic

this is a most enjoyable film,full of side splitting laughter througout defanitely must watch
- - A customer from stockton,England
  - Posted 10 Aug 2004 03:09
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Really christmassy movie starring Mcauley Mculkin .. as the brat they left behind suddenly two villians are on the scene ( and the scenery is beautiful) anyway the family leave and the boy is on his own and thinking he has been banished .. the burgals on the prowl looking for house to break into and the gold mine (Mculkins house) is last on the list ...

Defending it with honour you`ll laugh till you cry with the antics he has planned and of course helping a old mand get back in with daughter along the way .. its a thrill ride to live in

those were the days
- - A customer from NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
  - Posted 15 Oct 2004 23:46
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Hadn't seen this in years. My two children aged 7 and 10 thought it was superb! A great family film that has aged very well.

Rated 7 by the children (as the film was for them I can't argue).
- - KBird from West Sussex
  - Posted 27 Jan 2005 16:49
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Disappointing

I never saw this first time round so maybe my expectations were too high, but I found it disappointing.

It didn't really start to get funny until the slapstick started and Jo Pesci is always great.

It didn't leave me with any desire to watch the many sequels!
- - Tippitoes from Gloucestershire
  - Posted 20 Jul 2006 09:12
Enjoyable

Still as enjouyable as when i first saw it.
- - A customer from Birmingham, England
  - Posted 19 Oct 2004 12:14
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

still funny!

Good film great for teenage kids a blast kevin mcallister is the pee wee of the family all his brothers and sisters cant stand him he is a nobody a baby cant do anything they all pick on him,family is due to fly to paris following morning and guess what they forgot their own kid,meanwhile kevin has plans of his own to defend and protect the house from crooks with funny scenes good watch even when ur an adult.
- - A customer from dorchester dorset
  - Posted 21 Oct 2004 14:33
like this quite a lot deffently the best of all the home alone films after evn keeps the kids happy
- - mark62uk#1 from PORT TALBOT
  - Posted 10 Jan 2004 18:44
I laughed all the way through this one the first is definately the best here Mcauly Kulkin shines through as the villans worse nightmare a true classic
- - Oscar#1 from OSSETT
  - Posted 04 Mar 2004 17:51
An Absolute Classic from my childhood, love every minute!

This and Home Alone 2 are the only Home Alone Films Worth Watching!
- - A customer from BERKHAMSTED
  - Posted 13 Oct 2004 15:57

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Critics' reviews (6)
This modest Christmas comedy became a phenomenal money-making machine, one of the highest grossing pictures of all time. Writer/producer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus tuned in to two key elements: the fantasy of Steven Spielberg's ET, with its children triumphing over adult adversity, and the perennial chase of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Thus Macaulay Culkin, then ten years old and already in his fifth picture, is the youngster left stranded by his parents who fly to Paris for the holiday. He pigs out on junk food, watches videos and then copes heroically with two burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), crying “Yes!” when he zaps them. Surprisingly violent in a cartoon-like way, it's a celebration of enterprise that captured the heart and wickedness of every child on the planet.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Swinging uneasily between heavy-handed slapstick and sentimental domestic comedy, this unpretentious movie was, inexplicably, the biggest box-office success of 1990.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
After Planes, Trains and Automobiles, writer/producer John Hughes turns once more to the nightmare of travel, this time... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
"...A live-action cartoon....[Culkin sets] the movie's overall tone..." -- Rating: B+
- Entertainment Weekly
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
"...Played with great glee by Macaulay Culkin....Endearing, up-to-the-minute..."
- New York Times
- Posted 11 Mar 2005
"...Macaulay Culkin is the star atop this comedy tree..."
- USA Today
- Posted 11 Mar 2005

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