IMDb 4.6 1997 HD

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

1997
Comedy Family
102 min PG USA
5.273 / 10
4.6 IMDB

9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Raja Gosnell / Dru Anne Carlson / Benjamin Rosenberg / Richard Oswald
Starring
Alex D. Linz / Olek Krupa / Rya Kihlstedt / Lenny Von Dohlen / David Thornton / Haviland Morris / Kevin Kilner / Marian Seldes

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formulaic amusing predictable lighthearted disappointing energetic charming contrived fun forgettable inventive silly

Reviews

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Penelope Davies
May 14, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

The third instalment of the Home Alone saga attempts to reinvent the wheel, but finds itself spinning its tyres. The premise, featuring a stolen microchip and a quartet of international spies, feels like a departure from the simple,…

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Sebastian Croft
May 14, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

While it may not carry the same nostalgic weight as its predecessors, Home Alone 3 carves out its own niche with a more contemporary, spy-infused narrative. Alex D. Linz proves to be a capable young lead, embodying the…

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Isabelle Dubois
May 14, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

Home Alone 3 arrives with a distinct lack of the original's anarchic joy. The shift in focus to a more complex plot involving a microchip and international espionage feels overly ambitious for the series' established tone. Alex D.…

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Marcus Thorne
May 14, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This iteration of the Home Alone franchise offers a fresh face and a more globe-trotting flavour. Alex D. Linz steps into the lead as Alex Pruitt, a clever youngster facing off against a team of international criminals rather…

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Eleanor Vance
May 14, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

Home Alone 3 attempts to recapture the magic of its predecessors but ultimately feels like a pale imitation. The central premise, involving a toy car with a microchip and a quartet of bumbling spies, lacks the charm and…

FAQs

Alex Pruitt employs a variety of ingenious, household-based traps to thwart the spies in Home Alone 3. Drawing on his confinement due to chickenpox, he adapts everyday objects and his surroundings into defensive mechanisms. These contraptions are designed to incapacitate, confuse, and deter the intruders as they attempt to breach his home and retrieve the valuable microchip hidden within a toy car.