Home Alone 3

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Home Alone 3

PG,

1997,

1h 42m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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38%

24 Reviews

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27%

250,000+ Ratings

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38%

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24 Reviews

27%

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250,000+ Ratings

When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.

Critics Consensus

Macaulay Culkin's precocious charisma is sorely missed in this hollow sequel, which doubles down on the broad comedy while lacking all the hallmarks that made the original a classic.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Aug 8, 2019

[John Hughes] figures he didn't need any surprises: Just take the blueprint for the first of the series and slip it in the copying machine.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 9, 2018

1/4

Twice the bad guys, half the laughs.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

To my astonishment, I liked the third Home Alone movie better than the first two; I'm even going so far as to recommend it, although not to grownups unless they are having a very silly day.

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

Aug 6, 2024

3/5

This slapstick schtick is slickly delivered and for a well-worn plot, the fun is airy and the stunts at the expense of the bad guys are often very funny.

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Jan 10, 2023

B-

No surprises here as far as the plot, just changes in casting keep this sequel lively.

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Angie Errigo

Radio Times

Sep 6, 2017

3/5

There are some genuine laughs, and not too much saccharin or cartoon-style brutality.

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Finn W

Mar 13, 2019

The new lead is sadly not able to hold his own, the plot is more ridiculous than the first two films which kept it simple, the villains contain no funny personalities, and the Christmas theme of the movie feels lost. A waste of a family comedy, that I'm truly sorry I liked as a kid.

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Leia M

Feb 26, 2019

Of course Home Alone 3 is not as good as Home Alone and Home Alone 2 Lost In New York but this film still provides laughs such as the lawnmower falling on one of the burglars. Alex D. Linz does a good performance and calls the cops when he needs to which is a good lesson for kids to learn.

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Luke G

Jan 30, 2019

This is the 2nd best of all 5 home alone movies. I do not like home alone franchise that much

Anakin W

Jan 28, 2019

It's okay, but the acting is quite bad and some characters feel completely unnecessary.

Jan 14, 2019

Home alone 3 is a lot different from the original home alone. Basically they brought in a different kid because Macaulay Culkin wasnâ(TM)t in it and he was getting older. I liked that they brought in another kid to play the younger child as Kevin but the storyline itself I was not a big fan of.

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Han G

Jan 11, 2019

What a Disappointment this is to the 1st and 2nd films, the Cast is so Shit as hell, The Plot is retarded, and it's like Foodfight! but with no Food for fighting with, it will definitely be the worst sequel to Home Alone.

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Raja Gosnell

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Alex D. Linz

Alex Pruitt

Olek Krupa

Peter Beaupre

Rya Kihlstedt

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David Thornton

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Synopsis

When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.

Director: Raja Gosnell
Producer: Hilton A. Green, John Hughes
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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