When teen stars turn serious

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Ten young actors come of age on the silver screen


  • Macaulay Culkin in ‘Party Monster’ (2003)

    Made his name with:
    ‘Home Alone’ (1990), in which the ten-year-old Mac played Kevin McAllister, the resourceful tyke who fends off a pair of ruthless burglars when his parents accidentally leave him at home over the Christmas holidays.

    Got serious with:
    ‘Party Monster’ (2003), the true-ish tale of New York music-promoter-turned-manslaughterer Michael Alig, based on the wonderfully titled memoir ‘Disco Bloodbath’.

    How did it pan out?
    Not brilliantly. Culkin’s youthful demeanour had already begun to seem a touch creepy by 1993, and his fame had been usurped by younger siblings Kieran and Rory. ‘Party Monster’ remains his final notable film role, though thanks to appearances in Sonic Youth videos and the Michael Jackson funeral, he has stayed in the public eye.

Macaulay Culkin films

  • Home Alone

    Hughes confidently mixes elements of precocious self-awareness with childlike wonderment.

  • Richie Rich

    Richie, heir to billions, must defeat villainous Van Dough who's taken over the benevolent family business.

  • Party Monster

    Flitting between opulence and squalor, the film's grittier details are undeniably blunted.

See all Macaulay Culkin films
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