A family comedy without the family.
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.
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Comic, resolved, classical in form and effortless.
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
116 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is Macaulay Culkin the best thing in Home Alone?”
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“Is this Chris Columbus's best work?”
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“Is it the best comedy film of its decade?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- Macaulay CulkinKevin
- Joe PesciHarry
- Daniel SternMarv
- John HeardPeter
- Roberts BlossomMarley
- Catherine O'HaraKate
- Angela GoethalsLinnie
- Devin RatrayBuzz
- Gerry BammanUncle Frank
- Hillary WolfMegan
Crew
- Chris ColumbusDirector
- John HughesScreenplay
- Julio MacatDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Raja GosnellEditor
- John HughesProducer
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