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Home Alone

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🟡 30/100
Total warning time: 6m 10s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 0/100 (0s)
Drug Use: 🟢 0/100 (0s)
Violence: 🟡 50/100 (6m)
  • 🔴 70/100 [00:45:00 - 00:47:00] Kevin sets traps that cause physical harm to the burglars (e.g., stepping on nails, getting hit in the face with a paint can).
  • 🟡 60/100 [00:50:00 - 00:52:00] Burglars get burned by a hot doorknob and hit with various objects.
  • 🟡 50/100 [01:05:00 - 01:07:00] Burglars fall down icy stairs and get hit with a snow shovel.
Strong Language: 🟢 10/100 (10s)
  • 🟢 10/100 [00:30:00 - 00:30:05] Mild language such as 'idiot' is used.
  • 🟢 10/100 [00:55:00 - 00:55:05] Mild language such as 'jerk' is used.
Home Alone

Details for Home Alone (1990)

Year: 1990
Certificate: U
Home Alone Runtime: 103 min
Genre: Comedy, Family
IMDB: 7.6
Meta Score: 63
Votes: 488817
Gross: 285,761,243
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard

Overview of Home Alone:

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.

Who plays the main character, Kevin McCallister, in Home Alone?

Macaulay Culkin plays the main character, Kevin McCallister, in Home Alone.

What are the names of the burglars that Kevin McCallister has to outsmart in Home Alone?

The burglars are Harry Lime (played by Joe Pesci) and Marv Merchants (played by Daniel Stern).

Why is Kevin left home alone in the movie?

Kevin is accidentally left home alone when his family rushes to the airport for a Christmas vacation and forgets him in the chaos.

What is the setting of Home Alone?

Home Alone is set in a suburban neighborhood in Chicago during the Christmas season.

What are some of the booby traps Kevin sets up to defend his home?

Kevin sets up various booby traps, including a tarantula on the face, a blowtorch to the head, paint cans swinging from the stairs, and icy steps leading to slips and falls.