Home Alone (1990) – Rewatch

Eight year old Macaulay Culkin is accidentally left at home while the rest of his extended family travel to France for Christmas. Making matters worse, there is a pair of burglars preying on any home in the neighborhood thought to be empty for the holidays. It does have some fantastic touches from the various coincidences that lead to Culkin being left home alone to the film within the film Angels with Filthy Souls to the inventive cast of characters to make the home seem occupied. While there’s plenty of humor for all ages, there’s quite a bit of the film that sits firmly in kid fantasy. It’s not a must watch for me each year, but it is next tier.  

Oscar Nominations: Best Music, Original Song; Best Music, Original Score