Home Alone is one of the most beloved Christmas classics from the 1990s. The first two films star Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a young boy who accidentally gets left behind over Christmas and winds up expertly defending this home from a couple of inept thieves. Over the next two decades, a total of six Home Alone films were released. Check out how (and where) to watch all the Home Alone movies in order below!
How to watch the Home Alone movies in order
Luckily for us, it’s fairly easy to watch the Home Alone movies in order. Because the order of release is the same as the chronological order, you can simply start with the 1990 classic and proceed all the way to the end. Home Alone 3 and The Holiday Heist are completely standalone films, while the other instalments feature a few overlapping characters.
- Home Alone (1990)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Home Alone 3 (1997)
- Home Alone 4 (2002)
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
- Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
The first two films star Macauley Culkin as the adorable Kevin McCallister, a crafty young boy who finds himself all alone on Christmas eve as a pair of thieves attempt to break in and rob his house. Over the course of the film, Kevin finds creative ways to thwart the thieves as they get increasingly more battered and frustrated by failing to carry out what seemed like an easy operation. The first three Home Alone films are written and created by the legendary filmmaker John Hughes, and the first two are directed by Chris Columbus. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern star as the two thieves, and Catherine O’Hara and John Heard play Kevin’s worried and overwhelmed parents.
Home Alone 3 features an all new cast, with Alex D Linz starring as 8-year-old Alex Pruitt as he is — wait for it — left alone at home and must defend his house, this time from a band of international terrorists.
Home Alone 4 returns us to the McCallister family, but with an almost completely new cast. Peter McCallister (now played by Jason Beghe) is divorcing Kate (now played by Clare Carey), and invites the kids to spend Christmas with him and his girlfriend at her family mansion, where a group of royals are also being hosted. The film sees the return of one of the thieves, Marv, although this time he’s played by French Stewart instead of Daniel Stern.
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist pivots to focus on a new family, the Baxters, after they relocate from California to Maine. During the holiday season, the young Finn Baxter (played by Christian Martyn) must defend the new family home alone from a group of thieves.
In 2021, a sixth instalment was released with Home Sweet Home Alone. The film focuses on a new family and stars Archie Yates as the young Max Mercer who gets left at home, Rob Delaney and Ellie Kemper as a couple who try to break into Max’s home to retrieve an item they believe he stole, and Aisling Bea as Max’s mother Carol. Other cast members include Kenan Thompson, Pete Holmes, and Chris Parnell, and Devin Ratray makes a cameo appearance reprising his role as Buzz McCallister.
Where to watch the Home Alone movies in order streaming online
Find out how (and where) to watch the Home Alone movies in order by scrolling down to the list below. The films are all available to stream online across a variety of platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, ITVX and more!
