Is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York scary?

Only a little. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is a PG that behaves like one: mild language and a few tense moments.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Film · 2h · Rated PG

Adventure, Comedy, Family

A resourceful boy gets into holiday mischief and outsmarts bumbling bandits in a festive New York City.

Feel-good and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Disney+.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York parents guide

No surprises for a PG: mild language and a few tense moments.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York scary?: Only a little. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is a PG that behaves like one: mild language and a few tense moments.

What is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.