Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

PG

1992

2h 0m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.

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Critics Consensus

A change of venue -- and more sentimentality and violence -- can't obscure the fact that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a less inspired facsimile of its predecessor.

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

11/20/2019

Culkin is breezily winning once again as the self-reliant kid alone, while Pesci and Stern deserve combat metals (especially Stern) to the bricks and slings they endure.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

06/11/2019

It's much more violent than the first film's comparable set of dirty tricks. And Kevin, removed from his embattled home, seems much more cavalier, possibly even meaner than his bullying older brother, Buzz (Devin Ratray).

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

06/11/2019

2/4

The pleasures here are entirely cruel, with an unhealthy concentration on the suffering of the victims, on the thudding impact of various objects against their heads, on their howls of agony.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 12

1.5/4

Just when it appears this can’t get any worse, along comes America's favorite white supremacist in a pointless cameo.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

12/20/2021

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York manages to up the stakes while Kevin has to fend for himself in a very different environment.

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

01/09/2021

2/5

Sorely lacks the situational specificity and just the vague whiff of 'this could actually happen' from the previous film.

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Shannon F

@Shannyleigh 3h

Home alone 2 is one of the best sequels to exist in my opinion

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Mark A

@MarkSydney 17h

Great Christmas classic. The previous rating seems to muss the point. First of all this movie is over 30 years old. Tastes, humour and film have changed a lot since 1992. The movie is excellent for adults who remember enjoying this as a child. It brings back nostalgia. It's not a serious movie, it's not trying to be clever, and there are clear elements of slapstick (skeleton scene for example). It should just be enjoyed for what it is, and is a clear follow-on from the first with some obvious nods and winks in its intentional repetition and framework. Watching it as a grown adult 30 years after it was released and saying how it's not relevant or how urealistic it is, is somewhat missing the point and incredulous in itself. Great movie for it's time and for those who don't see it as being a serious movie.

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Monika H

@Moviemadness290 22h

Just saw 1 and 2 for first time—have seen clips in the past. Was charmed by 1, and bored and angry at the laziness of the writing for 2. Just a repeat of 1 but no one is older and wiser. Just so much unreal set up, totally incredulous and the tricks were equally incredulous. It’s a movie for young children, not to be enjoyed by adults with any experience of how the world works and for those who like to use their brains. Also Culkin seemed as creepy as the bad guys.

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@ally_ebaz 1d

It revisits familiar ideas from the first film, its energy and festive spirit make it a fun family watch.

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Isaac K.

@isaackrawiec11 2d

Great classic movie

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malcolm t

@malcolmtaplin 3d

It is really brilliant. The only thing is that it is essentially a reskinned version of the first film, but to me that isn't a problem. The traps are more funnier, and the acting is top-notch. I recommend this.

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Synopsis

After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.

Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: John Hughes
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $172.7M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround, Stereo

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