Film Forum

U.S., 1990
Directed by Chris Columbus
Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O’Hara
Screenplay by John Hughes
Approx. 103 min. DCP.

“An 8-year-old boy named Kevin is accidentally left behind by his vacationing family during Christmas and takes it upon himself to defend the homestead against two burglars. A simple idea became an astonishing success and for a very good reason — it's the ultimate in children's wish-fulfillment, executed with super slick energy. Culkin is ideal as the industrious and resourceful hero who comes up with every conceivable type of Rube Goldberg-esque contraption to do battle with the interlopers.” – Leonard Maltin’s Family Film Guide

Reviews

“GLORIOUSLY TINGED WITH NOSTALGIA.”
– The Telegraph (UK)

“[Culkin] is a vivid screen presence, almost incandescent with confidence.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian