Is Home Sweet Home Alone scary?

Only a little. Home Sweet Home Alone has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Home Sweet Home Alone?

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

What is Home Sweet Home Alone rated, and is it OK for kids?

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

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

Film · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Comedy, Family

A mischievous boy defends his home from bumbling burglars with wholesome, broad humor and whimsical traps.

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

Streaming on Disney+.

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Home Sweet Home Alone 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 Sweet Home Alone scary?: Only a little. Home Sweet Home Alone has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Home Sweet Home Alone?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Home Sweet Home Alone 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 Sweet Home Alone about?

After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.

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

Yes. It lands on a happy note.