

Kevin wakes up and is confused, yet thrilled that his wish came true. Running a muck through the house, as many unsupervised eight year old boys would do, Kevin raids Buzz's room, watches 'R' rated movies, eats junk food, and jumps on the beds. His fun comes to a screeching halt as he has a run in with "Old Man" Marley, and recalls the story that Buzz told him about his neighbor who is rumored to have murdered his family and many people on the block many years ago. He also has a run in with Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), "The Wet Bandits", who were robbing empty homes on the McCallister's block.
Fearful of The Wet Bandits, and not wanting them to realize that he was home alone, Kevin stages the house with music, puppets and more to make it look like a party was going on. Confused, as they were certain the McCallisters were on vacation, The Wet Bandits quickly drove away.
On Christmas Eve, Kevin overhears Harry and Marv's plan to break into his home. Kevin seeks out "Santa Claus" and then attends a local choir performance where he finally gets the courage to speak to "Old Man" Marley. The two speak, and Kevin learns that his neighbor is a nice man, estranged from his family. Kevin, missing his own family, advises Marley to make things right with his own family.
Kevin leaves the choir performance and heads home to protect his home from The Wet Bandits. Setting up numerous booby traps throughout the home, The Wet Bandits break into the McCallister home. Enduring the torture of Kevin's strategically planned booby traps, The Wet Bandits are ready to catch Kevin. Kevin escapes to a neighbors home, calls 911, and believes that he is now safe. Kevin is then caught by Marv and Harry. Just as Kevin has no way to escape, Marley arrives, saving Kevin as he knocks The Wet Bandits out with his snow shovel. The Wet Bandits are arrested for their menacing behavior.
After a night full of adventure, Kevin wakes up on Christmas morning, disappointed to learn that his family has not "reappeared". All of a sudden, Kevin hears his mother calling for him, he runs downstairs into her arms. Moments later, the entire family arrives home. Kevin also notices outside the window that Marley is with his family, Marley and Kevin wave at each other and smile. Kevin and Buzz have a moment of peace, until Buzz enters his room, which has been nearly destroyed by his younger brother, The movie comes to end, as viewers hear Buzz yell "Kevin! What did you do to my room?"
Home Alone is an Comedy, Kids & Family movie that was released in 1990 and has a run time of 1 hr 43 min. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.6 and a MetaScore of 63.
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