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Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist poster
Directed by
Peter Hewitt
Genre
comedy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 493 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy and his sister use homemade booby traps to defend their home from a trio of thieves during Christmas. It is a family comedy with slapstick humor and a festive setting.

lightheartedplayfulsillymildly tenseholiday-spiritedpredictablefun for kids

What happens

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist is a 2012 American Christmas comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt. A sequel to Home Alone 4 (2002), it is the fifth installment in the Home Alone franchise. It stars Christian Martyn, Jodelle Ferland, Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, and Eddie Steeples. The film was produced by Fox Television Studios and premiered on ABC Family on November 25, 2012, during the network's annual Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is the second film after Home Alone 3 not to focus on the McCallister family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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