Iepriekšējos Ziemassvētkos, dodoties brīvdienās uz Franciju, Makkalisteri aizmirsa mājās savu jaunāko atvasi Kevinu. Šogad, dodoties uz Floridu, viņi dēlu pazaudē lidostā. Kamēr ģimene lido uz Maiami, Kevins ar tēva kredītkartēm kabatā ir ceļā uz Ņujorku. Lielajā pilsētā viņš atrod jaunus draugus, iekārtojas lepnākajā viesnīcā un sastop arī savus vecos paziņas – divus aprobežotos kramplaužus. Šoreiz abi ļaundari Ziemassvētku vakarā plāno apzagt lielāko rotaļlietu veikalu Ņujorkā. Turklāt viņi jau sen alkst atriebties Kevinam – zēnam, kura dēļ nonāca cietumā.
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
ASV Valsts Aizsardzības dienestam ir nozagta slepena mikroshēma. Noziedznieki cer to pārdot un nopelnīt miljoniem dolāru, taču vērtīgā prece nejauši ir nokļuvusi rotaļlietu mašīnā, kas patlaban atrodas kādā mājīgā Čikāgas savrupnamā. Noziedznieki dodas mikroshēmu atgūt. Ceļā viņiem stājas bīstams pretinieks Alekss – astoņgadīgs puišelis, kuram netrūkst izdomas un kurš ir viens pats mājās.
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
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.
A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiancé.
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.
Ziemassvētku brīvdienās dodoties uz Parīzi, Makkalisteru ģimene nejauši aizmirst mājās savu astoņgadīgo dēlu Kevinu. Tiesa, tas zēnam neliedz sarīkot pašam savas Ziemassvētku svinības. Beidzot viņu neviens vairs nekomandē, neierobežo un nepieskata! Viss būtu ideāli, ja vien rūdītie kramplauži Harijs un Mārvs nebūtu ieplānojuši apzagt visas tuvākās apkaimes mājas pašā svētku vakarā.
A group of teenagers wish to rebel against the administrators and teachers (the system) in their suburban Chicago high school called New Port South