Home Alone
Shares rank 11 of 14 comedy films by recommenders
Recommended as a beloved classic and family favourite that people still find funny, often watched at Christmas.
Recommended as a beloved classic and family favourite that people still find funny, often watched at Christmas.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beloved classic and family favourite
“Home Alone 1 and 2 are both classics.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix” “It's one of her favourite movies.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Tim Curry has died”
Other comedy films people recommend
The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiocracy | 43 | 19 | 69% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Coyote v. Acme | 27 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Office Space | 23 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Don't Look Up | 14 | 7 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Home AloneThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's one of her favourite movies.”
“Home Alone for the funny.”
“they'd probably CG the paint buckets in Home Alone if they made it today”
“They have things in common, they have strengths and weaknesses”
“Home Alone 1 and 2 are both classics.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.