Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- burglar
- holiday
- home
- alone
- family relationships
- slapstick comedy
- little boy
- home invasion
- precocious child
- booby trap
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Roberts Blossom — Marley
- Catherine O'Hara — Kate
- Angela Goethals — Linnie
- Devin Ratray — Buzz
- Gerry Bamman — Uncle Frank
- Hillary Wolf — Megan
- John Candy — Gus Polinski
- Larry Hankin — Officer Balzak
- Michael C. Maronna — Jeff
- Kristin Minter — Heather
- Diana Rein — Sondra
- Directed
- Chris Columbus
- Written
- John Hughes
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 12,801 ratings
- Studio
- Hughes Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1990 · You’re hereHome Alone
Where it starts.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Home Alone 3
1997
Home Alone 4
2002
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
