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Home Alone

1990

Chris Columbus

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard ...

5.7

121,159

Comedy. Kids Young boy Kevin McAllister wakes up to find that his Christmas wish has come true--his large family has disappeared. Taking full advantage of his freedom, he learns some lessons about independence, responsibility, defending the home against two bungling burglars--and how nice it is to have a family!

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The movie is quite enjoyable as long as it explores the fantasy of a neglected little boy having an entire house of his own to explore and play in"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"A hilarious comedy that kids will love and adults won’t mind sitting through either (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Caryn James The New York Times	"Surprisingly charming (...) Played with great glee by Macaulay Culkin, he is a totally endearing, up-to-the-minute little boy."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"If 'Home Alone' had limited itself to the things that might possibly happen to a forgotten 8-year-old, I think I would have liked it more (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Variety	"A firstrate production in which every element contributes to the overall smartly realized tone"	POS
United States	The Washington Post	"Too crass, too loud and too violent to be added blithely to Christmas viewing traditions. But it is funny"	NEU
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A nasty tale wrapped up in an easy-to-digest package (...) It’s one of the few films to truly make me feel ready and excited about Christmas"	POS
United Kingdom	Patrick Smith Telegraph	"An amusing blend of cute humour and cartoon violence (...) For viewers of a certain age, the whole thing is gloriously tinged with nostalgia (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"A sadistic festival of adult-bashing"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ali Barclay BBC	"Hughes manages to capture Kevin's feelings of precociousness and childish dreaming with a deft ability (...) A film which manages to capture some of the best qualities of Christmas (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"Even though Macaulay Culkin's alternately muggy and inexpressive lead performance hasn't worn well, the supporting turns by Catherine O'Hara and John Candy are especially crackerjack"	NEU
United Kingdom	Adrian Turner Radio Times	"[It] captured the heart and wickedness of every child on the planet (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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