Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009France★ 64 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Home Alone
1990USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Chris Columbus★ 7.5
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywarmwhimsical
Pacing
escalatingepisodicslow build to explosionescalating
Story
survivalsiegeescape
Emotion
belongingthe family you chooselongingloss of innocence
Themes
family dutyclass and money
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablecathartic
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like Home Alone
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Home Alone. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Confessions of an Invisible Girl
2021Brazil★ 6.63.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, loss of innocence, and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: whimsical, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
The Exterminating Angel
1962Mexico★ 7.93 pt match
What ties these together is loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family duty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy and escalating.