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  • Home Alone
  • Opened November 10, 1990 | Runtime:1 hr. 42 min.
  • PG
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 7+. Read More
  • When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens Read More
  • Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard
  • Director: Chris Columbus
  • Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Domestic Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy, Holiday Film

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Home Alone Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Washington Post |

    This holiday contender from John Hughes is too crass, too loud and too violent...

  • 80
    The New York Times |

    Kevin has the potential to be the mawkish child or the obnoxious little adult...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Hal Hinson

    The movie has a big payoff; it's the setup that's the drag. But Kevin's antics...

  • 67
    The Onion A.V. Club | Noel Murray

    Even though Macaulay Culkin's alternately muggy and inexpressive lead...

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