10 Movie Sequels That Were Basically The Same Movie

10. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone is such a singular, seemingly unrepeatable concept that the prospect of a sequel seemed hilariously unlikely, but of course, Hollywood knows a gravy train when it sees one.

The original holiday comedy - where young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left home alone to fend off a duo of thieves while his family is on vacation - was a box office smash, and so just two years later, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York was released.

Despite the fact that no family would ever lose a child twice at the airport, of course it all happens to Kevin again, who once more finds himself crossing paths with thieves Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) for good measure.

Hell, Kevin even gets unexpected assistance from another "creepy" supporting character who is shunned by the locals, switching out the first film's Old Man Marley (Roberts Blossom) for the Pigeon Lady (Brenda Fricker).

Both films follow an extremely similar schematic, the major difference being that Kevin is in New York in the sequel rather than Chicago, and it's a toy store being targeted rather than his house. And, to be fair, Home Alone 2 is also way more violent than its predecessor. Fundamentally, though, it's the same movie and absolutely shouldn't have worked twice, but such are the charms of Macaulay Culkin.