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Best Macaulay Culkin movies

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TOP 13: Getting Even with Dad

Macaulay Culkin as: Timmy Gleason
Genre: Family, Comedy, Crime
Release: 1994
Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins.


TOP 12: Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Macaulay Culkin as: Richie Rich
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1994
Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler Cadbury to save the day.

TOP 11: Only the Lonely

Macaulay Culkin as: Billy Maldoon
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1991
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.


TOP 10: Party Monster

Macaulay Culkin as: Michael Alig
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Release: 2003
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.


TOP 9: Saved!

Macaulay Culkin as: Roland
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2004
Teenage Mary Cummings, who has "been Born Again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore with her Fundamentalist Christian friends Hilary Faye and Veronica, the three of whom have formed a girl group called the Christian Jewels. Everything seems perfect—until Mary’s "perfect Christian boyfriend" Dean tells her, as they’re swimming underwater, that he thinks he's gay.

TOP 8: The Pagemaster

Macaulay Culkin as: Richard Tyler
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, Animation
Release: 1994
Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.


TOP 7: The Good Son

Macaulay Culkin as: Henry Evans
Genre: Thriller
Release: 1993
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.


TOP 6: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Macaulay Culkin as: Kevin McCallister
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Release: 1992
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas eve.

TOP 5: Uncle Buck

Macaulay Culkin as: Miles Russell
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Release: 1989
As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. His carefree style does not impress everyone though - especially his rebellious teenage niece, Tia, and his impatient girlfriend, Chanice. With a little bit of luck and a lot of love, Uncle Buck manages to surprise everyone in this heartwarming family comedy.


TOP 4: My Girl

Macaulay Culkin as: Thomas J. Sennett
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1991
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...


TOP 3: Home Alone

Macaulay Culkin as: Kevin McCallister
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1990
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.

TOP 2: An Open Secret

Macaulay Culkin as: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Release: 2015
An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.


TOP 1: Jacob's Ladder

Macaulay Culkin as: Gabe (uncredited)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Release: 1990
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.


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