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Christmas is now just weeks away, which means the time is right to get stuck into some festive films. Thanks to the cold snap, the time has never been more right to stick your feet up and settle in with some Christmassy classics.
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Home Alone, Chris Columbus’ festive favourite which turned little old Macaulay Culkin into a child star. The film was written by 80s teen movie legend John Hughes, the man behind such hits as The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
In the 1990 comedy, the oft-neglected Kevin McCallister (Culkin) is inadvertently left behind while his family goes on a Christmas trip to Paris. When a pair of bungling burglars known as the Wet Bandits arrive to rob Kevin’s suburban home, the youngster attempts to fight them off with a series of DIY booby traps.
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Alongside Culkin, Home Alone stars Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the home invaders, while Roberts Blossom and Catherine O’Hara star as Kevin’s parents. Culkin’s younger brother, Succession star Kieran Culkin, also appears as one of the many McCallister children.
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The film proved a smash hit upon its release, grossing more than $476 million dollars worldwide and bagging Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. It has since become a Christmas staple and is enjoyed by families around the world every year.
It is also considered one of the best ever Christmas films and regularly features in ‘top’ lists. Time Out has named it the sixth best Christmas film of all time, while last year, Empire readers voted it the 12th best.
So if you’re keen to join Kevin for some festive fun, here’s how you can stream Home Alone this Christmas with some money-saving deals.
How to watch Home Alone this Christmas with these money-saving deals
Home Alone is not on Netflix, but it is available to rent or buy on Amazon’s Prime Video from £3.49. However, the best value option to stream the film is with a subscription to Disney+ which now costs as little as £4.99 a month and also includes the Home Alone sequel’s.
What’s more, Disney+ members also get access to loads of top Disney content including Star Wars and Marvel, as well as festive favourites like Die Hard and The Muppets Christmas Carol. A Disney+ subscription can be cancelled any time, meaning new members could enjoy all its festive offerings throughout the Christmas season and cancel it in the new year.
Customers can also save by signing up to an annual subscription rather than paying monthly. By paying annually, new members can get the equivalent of 12 months for the price of 10 on Disney+’s Standard or Premium plan, which usually cost £7.99 a month and £10.99 a month respectively.
This gives members access to hit shows like Marvel’s Loki, Star Wars spin-off Ahsoka, and popular reality series The Kardashians and Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story. It also includes hundreds of hours of Disney, Pixar and National Geographic content including Encanto, Lightyear and Limitless with Chris Hemsworth.
Disney+ has also partnered with Samsung to give customers free access when buying eligible devices from a host of tech retailers and mobile providers. Currys customers can pick up the high-spec 43” 4K Ultra HD QLED smart TV for for £499, which includes six months of Disney+ at no extra cost.
EE customers can get Disney+ free for a year when picking up a new Galaxy S23 handset, with the option of adding Netflix and Apple TV+ to certain plans like the All Rounder. Three mobile customers can also bag a year of Disney+, as well as Paramount+ free for up to two years.
Join Disney+ to stream the Home Alone collection this Christmas. Alternatively, a host of other Christmas films are available on streaming platforms including Amazon’s Prime Video and Apple TV+.
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