Home Not Alone

Home Not Alone (2024) is a Russian family comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Director Vasily Sviridov takes the familiar setup of a kid left without parents and moves it into a smart apartment full of gadgets and AI.

Fifth-grader Masha Khamitova ends up home by herself after her parents are called away on an urgent trip. They hire a nanny through a trendy online service — convenient and safe, supposedly. Trouble is, the new nanny has something other than homework and dinner on her mind. Masha gets one night to figure her out and turn the tables, and her allies are the whole connected home: cameras, smart speakers, voice assistants and plenty of nerve. Milana Khametova plays the lead, alongside Ravshana Kurkova, David Manukyan and Aleksey Maklakov.

In spirit it's Home Alone rebooted for the app generation: the traps and pranks are still here, only the paint cans give way to motion sensors and phone screens. Easy watching for a family night, especially if there's a tech-savvy ten-year-old in the room. Stream Home Not Alone (2024) online on iFILM.