Home Alone (1990)

Wild slapstick comedy and sentiment highlight the adventures of 10-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) as he tries to protect his house from a pair of ornery burglars after he's been mistakenly left behind by his family, who are on their way to Paris for Christmas vacation. Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara and John Heard star in this smash hit from John Hughes and Chris Columbus. 103 min. C/Rtg: PG

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)

Macaulay Culkin returns in the role of Kevin McCallister, the irascible youngster who can't stay out of trouble. This time Kevin’s alone in Manhattan when family vacation plans go awry again, and before long he’s living it up at a posh hotel, matching wits with the snobby staff, and squaring off again against hapless, recidivistic crooks Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern. With Tim Curry, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Brenda Fricker; written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. 120 min. C/Rtg: PG

Home Alone 3 (1997)

A new kid and some new crooks add up to another round of hilarious home-defense hi-jinks, as suburban Chicago youngster Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz) comes up with some ingenious gimmicks to foil a group of industrial spies who are after a stolen computer chip hidden inside his toy car. Lenny Von Dohlen, Olek Krupa, David Thornton, and Scarlett Johansson also star; written by John Hughes. 102 min. C/Rtg: PG

Home Alone: Taking Back The House (2002)

Home alone...again? Somebody call CPS! This time around, Kevin (Michael Weinberg) spends Christmas at the mansion of his father's new girlfriend. His plans to reunite his estranged parents are interrupted by the return of bumbling burglar Marv (French Stewart), who is now joined by a goofy female partner. With new high-tech tricks up his sleeve, Kevin faces off against the crazy crooks. With Jason Beghe, Joanna Going, Missi Pyle. 85 min. C/Rtg: NR

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

Finn (Christian Martyn) was miserable enough when his parents pulled up stakes from California to Maine in time for the holidays. Now, he's sure the creepy old house they've moved into is haunted! The elaborate ghost traps he's rigged might prove handy when his parents get stuck across town, and he and his sister (Jodelle Ferland) must deal with burglars and their mysterious agenda. Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, Edward Asner also star. 90 min. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English (SDH).