• Director(s)

    Chris Columbus

  • Production Year

    1990

  • Release date

    21/12/2012

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy

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Film

Home Alone

Contains moderate slapstick violence and infrequent moderate language

When an eight-year-old boy is accidentally left at home alone, he find himself fighting off two burglars. Some dangerous behaviour, as the boy protects his home, might be unsuitable for very young children.…

When an eight-year-old boy is accidentally left at home alone, he find himself fighting off two burglars. Some dangerous behaviour, as the boy protects his home, might be unsuitable for very young children.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

rude humour

dangerous behaviour

injury detail

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Chris Columbus

  • Production Year

    1990

  • Release date

    21/12/2012

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy

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Contains moderate slapstick violence and infrequent moderate language
Classified Date:
04/12/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
violence
There are a number of scenes in which violence is inflicted on the two burglars by the child character. However, the violence is always slapstick and comic in nature and there is no focus on realistic injury detail.
threat and horror
The central character is regularly threatened by the burglars trying to break into the house but the focus is on his ingenuity in repelling them. There are also some mild spooky moments, such as when the central character enters the house's basement.
language
There is occasional mild bad language, such as 'shit' and 'crap'.
sex
There is some mild sexual humour, including the central character finding a copy of Playboy magazine in his older brother's room, although there is no sight of nudity.
rude humour
There is some mild rude humour, such as a reference to whether French women shave their armpits and, if they don't, why they have nudist beaches.
dangerous behaviour
There are examples of behaviour that might be dangerous if copied. For example, the booby traps devised by the young hero include placing a heating element over a metal door handle and pouring water on stone steps in freezing conditions in order to create a slippery surface. However, it is clear that the boy is setting these traps in order to protect himself and and that such behaviour is not normally acceptable.
injury detail
There is sight of a red mark on a man's hand after he holds a heated door handleand a mark on a man's face after he is hit with an iron.
additional issues
The film also includes some behaviour that would be potentially dangerous if copied. For example, the booby traps devised by the young hero include placing a heating element over a metal door handle and pouring water on stone steps in freezing conditions in order to create a slippery surface. However, it is clear that the boy is setting these traps in order to protect himself and and that such behaviour is not normally acceptable. At one point, the boy discovers a Playboy magazine in his brother's bedroom. However, there is no clear detail of nudity.
Classified Date:
16/11/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Contains moderate violence
Classified Date:
19/06/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
22/05/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
22/05/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
23/11/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer
Classified Date:
25/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
23/10/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
09/11/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
20/09/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Classified Date:
11/10/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Blu-ray Menu
Classified Date:
10/01/2007
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
31/10/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
24/10/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
04/10/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
03/10/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
22/09/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
21/09/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material: 3 TRAILERS
Classified Date:
21/09/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
HOME ALONE DVD additional material
Classified Date:
19/09/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material: 1990 PRESS FEATURETTE

  • Classified date

    04/12/2012

  • BBFC reference

    BFF062939

  • Language

    English