Home Alone

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Chris...

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8-year-old Kevin McAllister is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home by himself, Kevin learns to fend for himself, and eventually has to protect his house against bumbling burglars Harry and Marv, who are planning to rob every house in Kevin's suburban Chicago neighborhood. Kevin's mother Kate is frantic when she realizes that she and the family have unintentionally left Kevin behind in Chicago, and she tries to make it back to Chicago as fast as she can, getting help from a polka band leader named Gus Polinski.

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays.

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One of the original trailers for 'Home Alone'. See if you can tell which character in this trailer did NOT make it into the actual movie.

The "Home Alone Christmas Reunion" trailer features some of the original cast, including Marv (Daniel Stern), Harry (Joe Pesci), Buzz (Devin Ratray), Fuller (Kieran Culkin), and, of course, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin). Plus, some friendly new faces, like Melissa McCarthy as Buzz's girlfriend.

Directed by Chris Columbus. With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard. An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.