Home Sweet Home Alone

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Home Sweet Home Alone

PG

2021

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family's home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers... and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.

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Nobody's Home.

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Audience Says

With a ridiculous story and an obnoxious main character who's harder to root for than the "villains," Home Sweet Home Alone is no fun for the whole family.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Nov 12, 2021

1/5

This really shouldn't be hard: find a cute kid (and they have, in the form of Jojo Rabbit's Archie Yates), and then string together a few comically implausible ways to injure another human being.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Nov 12, 2021

Home Sweet Home Alone is a very odd duck -- a movie that basically replicates the three-decades-old "Home Alone" template, but in a way that feels slightly weird and ill-conceived.

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

Nov 12, 2021

2/5

A defanged variation on the theme that doesn't commit hard enough to be silly fun, beyond a few chuckles.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Dec 10, 2024

1/5

Despite some nudge-nudge-wink-wink nods to the original, the sixth movie in the franchise, directed by Dan Mazer, is also the worst.

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

Mar 6, 2024

D-

Its illogical plot comprised of three idiot protagonists, unfunny traps and jokes, and a recycled plot from the first Home Alone doesn't make it worthwhile...

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Cris Parker

3C Films (YouTube)

Aug 9, 2023

It's shocking how badly this reboot misses the charm of Home Alone.

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John K

@WQCMI Sep 5, 2026

A sour end to a beloved franchise. This was originally written as an R-rated reboot of Home Alone, entitled, "Stoned Alone," but it was cancelled because Disney bought Fox and changed it to this. Its cringey, the main character is unlikeable and this is proof why Disney ruins old franchsies nowadays.

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R T

@RT22786399 Aug 23, 2026

God it was bad no words

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 15, 2026

Um insulto inacreditável ao clássico de 1990 que consegue errar em absolutamente todas as decisões criativas.

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Jamie H

@Jamieelle2000 Mar 29, 2026

It was watchable, and i chuckled a bit, but the writing and acting just wasnt up to par. I thought it had potential at the beginning when the kid was taking the mick out of the guys dolls. They should have lent into that more and made him super obnoxious but they didnt have the guts and it fell off quickly,

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Erik B

@Atma-X Jan 6, 2026

So I'll admit that I chuckled at this WAY more than I expected to. The kid was way too obnoxious for me, but I did appreciate the references to the original films in a much better way than the other later sequels.

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Nick B

@RottenTomatoesIsSometimesCorrect Dec 30, 2025

Just like Home Alone 4 and "The Holiday Heist", there is nothing sweet about "Home Sweet Home Alone".

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Synopsis

Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family's home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers... and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.

Director: Dan Mazer
Producer: Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson
Screenwriter: Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell
Production Co: Hutch Parker Entertainment, 20th Century Studios
Rating: PG (Some Language|Slapstick Violence|Rude Material)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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