Home Alone (1990)

103 min · Comedy · Rated PG (USA)

ScoutScore

MILD

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Home Alone scores 17 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 13 flagged scenes and 2 worth muting.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	11
Mute	2

Content map

How this movie's flagged content divides up. These are shares of what was flagged here, not a level: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Mostly violence and action.

Scary and dark	20%
Violence and action	55%
Language and substances	25%
Mature themes	0%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the edge.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

HEADS UP Family chaos and name-calling
HEADS UP Old Man Marley serial killer rumor
HEADS UP Deity exclamations - scattered throughout film
HEADS UP Angels with Filthy Souls gangster movie - first viewing
HEADS UP Gangster movie clip used to trick pizza delivery man
HEADS UP Gangster movie tricks Harry at the door
HEADS UP Single strong profanity from movie dialogue
HEADS UP Euphemistic exclamations from Gus Polinski
Mute Kevin's booby trap gauntlet - the full sequence (begins)
Mute Kevin's booby trap gauntlet - the full sequence (continues)

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	PG
CA	G
GB	PG
US	PG

Talk about it after

“Kevin spends the whole movie wishing his family was gone, then realizes how much he actually misses them. What do you think helped Kevin understand what his family really meant to him, and what is something you appreciate about your own family that you might not say out loud very often?”

Common questions

Is Home Alone okay for kids?

Home Alone scores 17 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 13 flagged scenes in it, covering action, profanity (mild), profanity. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Home Alone?

17, which is the Mild tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Home Alone rated?

Home Alone is rated PG in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU PG, CA G, GB PG, US PG. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

Is it OK for your kid? The age-by-age answer

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Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.