Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
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A struggling couple attempts to reclaim a valuable doll from a house where a boy has been left alone.
The story
Jeff and Pam McKenzie are a nearly-broke couple struggling to keep their home while dealing with their successful brother's family for the holidays. During an open house, they encounter a man and woman who own a rare, valuable doll. When the doll goes missing, the couple suspects it was stolen by a local family. They discover that a young boy, Max, has been accidentally left home alone by his parents. The couple decides to break into the house to retrieve the doll, leading to a series of complications as they navigate the house and encounter the boy, who believes they are trying to kidnap him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jeff and Pam McKenzie are struggling to keep their home and are trying to sell it. They believe a valuable doll was stolen by a neighbor's son, Max, who was left home alone by his family. The couple breaks into the Mercer house to retrieve the doll, while Max sets booby-traps to keep them away, fearing they want to kidnap him. During the confrontation, they realize Max didn't steal the doll but a soda, and they agree to let him stay with them. It is later revealed that their own son, Ollie, actually took the doll. One year later, the two families share a meal, and Jeff gives Max the soda he wanted.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Dan Mazer
- Writers
- Mikey Day · writer; Streeter Seidell · writer; John Hughes · story
- Cast and characters
- Ellie Kemper; Rob Delaney; Archie Yates; Aisling Bea; Kenan Thompson; Pete Holmes; Devin Ratray · Buzz McCallister; Ally Maki
- Genres
- Christmas comedy; children's comedy
- Themes
- Family; Sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- Comedy; Wholesome
- Premise and plot tags
- Home Alone; Burglary; Home Invasion
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics, with some praising its heart while others criticized its script and pacing.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 16
- Production trivia
- It is the first 20th Century Studios film for Disney+.; It features a score that incorporates John Williams' themes from the first two films.; The film was produced after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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