Films Home Alone Film • 1990 • Comedy, Family Watch trailer 57% 77% 76.6% 80% 80%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.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewChris ColumbusDirectorJohn HughesScreenplayLeslie BricusseLyricistMacaulay CulkinKevinJoe PesciHarryDaniel SternMarvJohn HeardPeterRoberts BlossomMarleyCatherine O'HaraKateAngela GoethalsLinnieDevin RatrayBuzzGerry BammanUncle FrankHillary WolfMeganSee all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseNovember 16, 1990OriginsUnited States of AmericaGenresComedyFamilyTagsHigh-Concept ComedyHoliday ComedyHoliday FamilySlapstickHolidayExternal linksLinks AllMovie American Film Institute Apple TV Britannica Disney+ FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph Google Play IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Movie Review Query Engine Plex Rotten Tomatoes TCM TMDB TV Tropes The Numbers Trakt Wikidata Wikipedia YouTube YouTube trailer iTunes Reviews Home Alone movie review & film summary (1990) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com Film Chronicle Staff • austinchronicle.com RemakesTitleYearAvg.Home Sweet Home Alone202125.4%Family man1993-Home Alone199074.1%CollectionTitleYearAvg.Home Sweet Home Alone202125.4%Home Alone: The Holiday Heist201228.9%Home Alone 4200224.2%Home Alone 3199736.2%Home Alone 2: Lost in New York199265.6%Home Alone199074.1%EvolutionPositions in the top 50 for Home Alone in the past 30 days