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Home Alone 3 (1997)

Home Alone 3 poster
Directed by
Raja Gosnell
Genre
comedy film, action film, family film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3,312 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An 8-year-old boy stays home alone and must outsmart a team of international criminals who are after a top-secret microchip. He sets up a series of booby traps to defend his house.

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What happens

Home Alone 3 is a 1997 American crime comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell in his directorial debut, and written and produced by John Hughes. A sequel to Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), it is the third installment in the Home Alone franchise, and stars Alex D. Linz and Haviland Morris. The plot follows Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy who defends his home from a dangerous group of international criminals working for a terrorist organization. Home Alone 3 was released on December 12, 1997, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $79.1 million and received negative reviews from critics. It was followed by a made-for-television sequel, Home Alone 4, in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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