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Home Alone (1990)

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Home Alone
PG
Comedy
Family

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas eve. 

Release Date
November 16, 1990
Director
Chris Columbus
Cast
Macaulay Culkin , Joe Pesci , Daniel Stern , John Heard , Roberts Blossom , Catherine O'Hara
Runtime
103 minutes
Writers
John Hughes

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