Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Directed by Chris Columbus
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve. From TMDB
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Home Alone 2 opened with $31.1 million from 2,222 theaters, averaging $14,009 per site. It broke the short-lived record set one week earlier by Bram Stoker's Dracula for having the largest November opening weekend. The film went on to hold this record until 1994 when it was taken by Interview with the Vampire. Additionally, it achieved the highest opening weekend for a Chris Columbus film and would hold that record until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. It started off better than Home Alone, grossing $100 million in 24 days compared to 33 days for the original. However, the final box office gross was lower with $173.6 million in the United States and Canada…
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60 of 212 · most liked firstHome Alone 2’ director Chris Columbus wants Donald Trump’s cameo removed from the film “I just wish it was gone. I can’t cut it. If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country” (via SF Chronicle)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Globally recognized for his contributions to the film arts because of his powerful portrayal in Home Alone 2, ..."
neutral · AI labelView post →Tim Curry in Clue is the most mesmerizing comedic performance I've ever seen in a movie. He's in Home Alone 2 for just 6 minutes and steals the whole thing. A joy to watch in any role he played no matter the genre.
neutral · AI labelView post →After 9/11 they took the card that read This Film Is Dedicated To The Brave Mujahideen Fighters Of Afghanistan out of the end of Home Alone 2
neutral · AI labelView post →White House administration announces today the Library of Congress will now only archive the Bible, The Art of the Deal and a Home Alone 2 movie poster signed by Donald Trump.
neutral · AI labelView post →That time the fighting game "Best Of Best" totally ripped off the Home Alone 2 movie poster.
neutral · AI labelView post →Between them, the cast of Home Alone 2 have led more coup attempts against the US government than that of any other film in history.
neutral · AI labelView post →Psycho Mehdi Hassan, a washed-up writer at Zetero (whatever that is) who couldn’t even hold down a job at low-ratings MSDNC, says that Your Favorite President did a bad movie performance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He doesn’t have a clue! The director came to me, with…
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the first objects of movie-prop lust I recall buying. Kevin's Talkboy ("Home Alone 2") was released as a real tape recorder by Tiger for $30, IIRC. The retail version wasn't a perfect match, and its slow-mo was less comical than in the film ("the FAAAH-thurr") but damned if I didn't love it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Being an adult means realizing that Tim Curry wasn’t the villain in Home Alone 2. He was actually the most responsible adult in the movie. The parents were the villains. I said what I said.
positive · AI labelView post →Home Alone 2' director Chris Columbus says that Donald Trump’s 30-year-old cameo has been “an albatross” and “wishes it was gone," in an interview with the San Franscico Chronicle. The filmmaker says he fears retribution if he were to remove the president from the movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cursed Film Festival 2026 Home Alone 2 (1992) (Donald Trump) How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) (Toby Young) Get Him to the Greek (2010) (Russell Brand) Iron Man 2 (2010) (Elon Musk) Bombshell (2019) (Megyn Kelly) Hillbilly Elegy (2020) (JD Vance) PLUS It's a Royal Knockout (1987)
neutral · AI labelView post →The 'Home Alone 2' director wishes he could remove Trump from the film after sharing he was bullied into allowing the cameo.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't care how many times I watch this movie (prolly around 30-40 times total in my life), I will never NOT cackle like a toddler at the climax of Home Alone 2
positive · AI labelView post →Everyone snarks on how Home Alone 2 is an aggressively pre-9/11 movie but it turns out Spirit is legitimately shitty enough to override security theater
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve not seen Home Alone 2 since I was a kid, but it must be so strange to watch it now. Like imagine going to the cinema in 1936 to watch an old Buster Keaton film and then BAM… oh yeah, you remember Adolf Hitler appears in a cameo role.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Home Alone 2 with my kids for their first time this week, and Kevin catching shit for what Buzz did at the choir recital is bullshit. I paused the movie and went on a bit of a rant about it.
positive · AI labelView post →He also played con artist Rooster Hannigan in the first film version of "Annie," a smug Plaza Hotel concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island" and Pennywise in the TV miniseries "It."
neutral · AI labelView post →Deep cut: protester with sign that says “you sucked in Home Alone 2.” I do wonder what will happen to that film in the years to come.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Of The Day... Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →On the contrary, I have seen the documentary film Home Alone 2, which is a scathing expose of the airline industry in this regard.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hardee's offered a Home Alone 2 "Funmeal Pack" in the winter of 1992. Each meal came with a sticker sheet and scene from the movie, but the best part was this box, featuring Duncan's Toy Chest and the Plaza Hotel.
neutral · AI labelView post →Christmas movies send mixed messages about whether New York is a place career-minded workers must leave to find True Christmas Spirit (basically every Hallmark movie) or some sort of Christmas epicenter (Home Alone 2, Elf, etc.) as a native New Yorker I’ve never been sure which stereotype to follow
neutral · AI labelView post →A friend raised this on FB, and it's a fascinating question: is there a more unlikely film to have three actors with Academy Awards than HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK?
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)! ❤️🗽💚🎄❤️🌃💚🗽❤️🎁💚
positive · AI labelView post →Home Alone 2 is the most impressive movie ever because it simply should not work. It essentially just does the story of the first one again beat-for-beat with the only difference being the setting, and yet it's never seen as lazy or repetitive.
positive · AI labelView post →It's kinda too bad that Home Alone 2 felt so committed to recreating the specific hijinks from the first movie because all of the parts where he's just interfacing with the city are so darling and I'd have loved a movie wholly focused on that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Viewed since yesterday at 7pm Home Alone Home Alone 2 Lost in New York Elf The Sound of Music Die Hard It’s a very Muppet Christmas Movie …and now the final finale of Heated Rivalry to finish it off!
neutral · AI labelView post →Tim Curry was such a huge part of my childhood. I watched Legend, Fern Gully, It, The Worst Witch, and Home Alone 2 countless times! Then in my 20's I watched The RHPS for the 1st time on the big screen! The film blew my mind, as did the fans! What a voice and presence! He will be forever missed! 🖤🕯️
neutral · AI labelView post →Hot take: Home Alone 2 is actually the superior film, not just because its funnier and the traps are even more clever, but also because Kevin isn't just defending his home, but is actively working to help less fortunate children have a happy Christmas. It shows Kevin is a kind, mature person.
positive · AI labelView post →I'm just afraid if I do trust someone , I'll get my heart broken again. Movie: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 🍂 🎵 (Photo by Kirpal Singh)
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Tim Curry 😢 He was awesome in everything he was in. Played awesome villains. And he will always be a part of the reason why Home Alone 2 is my favorite Christmas movie ❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →Without claiming what is "the best" Christmas film, remind me of other classics: THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL A CHRISTMAS STORY BATMAN RETURNS HOME ALONE 2 NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Brenda Fricker. Sad to hear this. I definitely remember her in Angels in the Outfield & Home Alone 2. Here she is with her Oscar for My Left Foot (1989) - and DDL with his Oscar for the same film. #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →How DARE you besmirch Home Alone 2. It has a completely different narrative arc that in NO WAY is a similar narrative arc as the first movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Home Alone 2 levels of “this is almost literally just the same movie”
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump has shown time and time again he has no idea how anything works. He probably thinks he's an expert on how film production and distribution works, because he was in "Home Alone 2" and "The Little Rascals" for twenty seconds.
neutral · AI labelView post →Chris Columbus, director of Home Alone 2, regrets Trump’s cameo in the movie, calling it a "curse." He claims Trump bullied his way into the film and is now afraid removing the scene could lead to deportation, given his Italian heritage. Trump's presence in the movie remains a lingering nightmare.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've just been reminded that Rob Schneider is in Home Alone 2 - quite possibly the only time he's ever been merely the second worst cunt in a film.
negative · AI labelView post →Looking forward to next year's reveal that the National Film Registry will consist of preserving Home Alone 2 and Iron Man 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →Your heart might still be broken but it isn't gone. If it was gone, you wouldn't be so nice. Movie: Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York (1992) 🍂 💔 🌱 (Photo by Kirpal)
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m watching Home Alone 2 and I am confused as to why this movie is trying to make me to have empathy for the mother
negative · AI labelView post →My favorite holiday movie head canon is that Uncle Frank hired the wet bandits to rob his brother and kill Kevin in Home Alone 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Discussing Film always referring to Trump as "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York Star" is one of my favorite bits.
neutral · AI labelView post →Maaan Home Alone 2 is such a good movie lol
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's film. Yep watching Home Alone 2. Has a all star cast and great for a Christmas laugh #filmsky #homealone2 #christmas
positive · AI labelView post →Legendary actor Tim Curry has passed away. He was beloved for countless iconic roles across stage & screen, from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to “Clue”, “Muppet Treasure Island”, “Home Alone 2”, “Scary Movie 2”, and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” among others. He was 80.
neutral · AI labelView post →We're watching Home Alone 2 and fuck me this thing GRIIIIIINDS to a halt. It zips along rightly and then when Brenda Fricker shows up it just stops dead and never gets the momentum back. If ever a film needed to lose 30 minutes, it's this.
negative · AI labelView post →Now my mom pointed out that a lot of the stars this week had various roles in Home Alone 2: Escape From New York. There is ONE orange ghoul in question that's in said movie in an infamous scene. Another VERY THIN silver lining that the movie's curse comes for him.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s family Christmas movie was Home Alone 2 Lost in New York (1992, 20th Century Fox). Still hilarious, and now we have a real family moment where all of us (including 9yo daughter) flip the bird and chant “fuck Tr**mp” at that specific moment.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s sad that pre-president Trump peaked with Home Alone 2. Imagine if he had been in a Pixar movie. Imagine if he portrayed a really successful Car
neutral · AI labelView post →Home Alone 2 except its a superhero film. a boy with an expert level mastery of gadgetry and engineering is pursued by two dimwitted bandits with superhuman endurance, healing factor and imperviousness to pain and injury. He defeats them with the help of an old woman who commands an army of birds.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Home Alone 2 this year is going to be real rough. Time and time again the grim reaper grabbed the wrong fucking person from that movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Daniel Stern briefly turning into a screaming skeleton in Home Alone 2 terrified me as a child because the film mostly wss performing slapstick on them in a heightened reality where nothing "harmed" them but suddenly there's this cartoon gag where ITS JUST A REAL SKELETON YELLING.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good work. Reminds me of my favourite bit of Home Alone 2 movie trivia posted on IMDB a few years ago (post sadly now deleted, but I grabbed a screenshot of it)
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone who saw the first Home Alone knew that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was going to be a big hit. 33 years ago it hit theaters and was the movie to see that Thanksgiving and for months afterwards. Eventually making $359 million. www.retroist.com/p/retroist-h...
neutral · AI labelView post →The clause renaming the UCLA film school Home Alone 2 Star Donald J Trump School of Cinema was bound to cause controversy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Baby’s first Romantic Christmas Movie night. Not understanding the assignment, she picked Home Alone 2
neutral · AI labelView post →“Four actors from the cast of the 1992 film "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" have died across the year alone: Catherine O'Hara, Brenda Fricker, Tim Curry and Jaye P. Morgan.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s screenings: - Steel Magnolias - Home Alone 2 - It - Hannah Montana the Movie - 9 to 5 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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