Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
A lively, mischievous holiday romp with slapstick chaos and a warm heart, easy to enjoy with family.
Same writer: John Hughes · Light, absurd, brisk · about family and isolation
Home Alone 3
A breezy, silly slapstick romp where a kid outsmarts bumbling crooks with cartoonish booby traps and a pet rat.
About 1997 film directed by Raja Gosnell
Genres comedy, action, family, Christmas
Directed by Raja Gosnell
Written by John Hughes
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Alex D. Linz, Neil Flynn, Marian Seldes, Aleksander Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt, David Thornton, Lenny Von Dohlen
Music Nick Glennie-Smith
Runtime 102 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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