Why Macauley's brother Kieran Culkin doesn't let his kids watch HOME ALONE

Which holiday classic has yet to play in Kieran Culkin’s home.

Culkin revealed why he’s hesitant to introduce his children to Home Alone, the 1990 hit which starred their uncle Macaulay Culkin in his breakout role.

“There’s still some scary parts,” Kieran explained. “For the 3-year-old, there’s the tarantula [and] there’s the guy at the end who said, ‘I’m gonna bite off all your fingers.’ That’s scary for a 3-year-old.”

However, the actor says there’s only one way to find out. “We think they might be ready for Home Alone this year,” he revealed. “If not, next year.”

Kieran previously recalled how the film’s massive success made his brother an overnight sensation—a status he did not envy. “Even at that time, as a kid, I remember thinking, ‘That sucks for him. He was little and having to try to accept that level of fame as reality.”

But what about Macaulay himself? He didn't wait long to screen the movie for his son Dakota, 3, whom he shares with fiancée Brenda Song.

“I already showed it to him last year, he thinks it's so funny,” Macaulay said in a 2023 interview. “I convinced my oldest that he's the kid in the movie. I said, ‘Remember you had yellow hair? Remember when you were getting the bad guys?’ He's like, ‘Yeah!’ He is such a liar. I'm like, ‘You don't remember any of that.’”