# Home Alone

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Home Alone and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a beloved classic and family favourite that people still find funny, often watched at Christmas.

## Why people recommend it

- Beloved classic and family favourite (2 comments): "Home Alone 1 and 2 are both classics." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062770)) "It's one of her favourite movies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462737))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Home Alone", https://hackerapproved.com/p/home-alone/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).