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Home Alone

Home Alone

Comedy · Family · 1990

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.

Movie details

Home Alone

“A family comedy without the family.”

1990 Comedy · Family 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Home Alone?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chris Columbus

Written by

John Hughes

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin

Kevin

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Harry

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Marv

John Heard

John Heard

Peter

Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

Marley

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Kate

Angela Goethals

Angela Goethals

Linnie

Court is in session

Put Home Alone on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.