It's crazy that Macaulay Culkin made Home Alone and My Girl, and then his dad was like "He will be the lead in The Good Son or we will NOT make Home Alone 2!", so then he is weirdly the lead in this thriller, and then just back to the grind with Home Alone 2, Pagemaster, Getting Even with Dad, Richie Rich. I like The Good Son, so I'm glad, but weird choice from his dad.
Favorite (Not Necessarily Best) Four From Every Year Since Birth
The Good Son
Evil has many faces.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
9/24/1993Runtime
87 minsOverview
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$17,000,000Revenue
$60,613,008Homepage
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How It Feels
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A psychological thriller about childhood corrupted by hidden evil, where growing suspicion that your cousin is a psychopath unfolds in the confined space of a family home. It's a claustrophobic study of how manipulation and violence can be concealed behind a child's innocent face.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedTenseParanoid
Themes
FamilyBetrayalIdentity
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violenceChild endangerment
Macaulay Culkin
Henry Evans
Elijah Wood
Mark Evans
Wendy Crewson
Susan Evans
David Morse
Jack Evans
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Wallace Evans
Jacqueline Brookes
Alice Davenport
Quinn Culkin
Connie Evans
Ashley Crow
Janice Evans
Guy Strauss
Arizona Doctor
Keith Brava
Doctor in Blackport
Jerem Goodwin
Factory Worker
Andria Hall
Reporter
Reviews
Kevin McCallister is making his family disappear... by murder! It really feels like millennials should have circled back around and made this the Halloween version of Home Alone by now.
I was super into this as a kid because it's the kids from Home Alone and North (I was the one North fan in 1994), even though I guess I shouldn't have been watching it at all. It is a little ridiculous, but it is exactly what I want in an early 90s thriller.
Favorite (Not Necessarily Best) Four From Every Year Since Birth
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