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Home Alone 3
1997 102 min United States of America PG 12+
★4.9
Comedy, Family
Director: Raja Gosnell
Trailers
Description
9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try to break into his house to get it back.
Budget:
$32M
US Gross:
$30.88M
Worldwide:
$79.08M
Starring
Alex D. Linz
Actor
Olek Krupa
Actor
Rya Kihlstedt
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 1998
— Worst Sequel, Remake or Ripoff
Key opinion
Home Alone 3 is a divisive film that frequently suffers when compared to its predecessors, with audiences split between viewing it as an enjoyable, standalone family comedy and a soulless, illogical departure from the original series. While the performance of Alex D. Linz and the creative trap sequences receive some praise, the film's shift toward more aggressive, high-stakes villainy and its abandonment of the original's grounded tone alienate many viewers.
| Acting | Alex D. Linz delivers a capable, naturalistic performance that provides a solid anchor for the protagonist role. | |
| Humor | The slapstick set-pieces and creative trap sequences effectively deliver on the series' core promise of childhood ingenuity. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: some appreciate the standalone, action-oriented plot as a refreshing change, while others condemn the premise as absurd and lacking the heart of the original films. | |
| Theme | The shift in villainy from bumbling comedic burglars to a serious international crime syndicate creates a tone clash that feels disconnected from the series' roots. | |
| Adaptation | The lack of continuity with the previous entries is polarizing, with viewers split on whether the film succeeds as an independent project or fails as a successor. |