Head-to-head
LEGO Ideas Home Alone vs LEGO Ideas Jaws
Both built. Both reviewed. Here's how they actually compare on the things that matter.
Set #21330
LEGO Ideas Home Alone
Five movie-accurate rooms, the front door booby traps, and Marv hanging upside down in the basement. The most lovable LEGO Ideas set of the last five years — and now retired.
Set #21350
LEGO Ideas Jaws
The Orca. The shark. The bigger boat moment. And a sinking-ship display mode that absolutely steals the show.
By the numbers
The spec sheet.
| Metric | LEGO Ideas Home Alone | LEGO Ideas Jaws |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Pieces | 3,955WINS | 1,497 |
| MSRP | $279.99 | $149.99WINS |
| Price per piece | $0.07WINS | $0.10 |
| Verdict | Must buy | Must buy |
| Best for | Home Alone fans, builders who love modular dollhouse-style sets, and collectors hunting retired Ideas grails. | Jaws fans, Spielberg-era movie collectors, and LEGO Ideas builders who appreciate scene-specific source material. |
Pros & cons
What I actually noticed.
LEGO Ideas Home Alone
Pros
- Five rooms, fully furnished, every key movie scene captured
- The 'booby trap' details — paint cans on the stairs, BB gun, hot doorknob, tarantula
- Marv hanging upside down from the basement stairs — most-photographed LEGO scene of 2022
- Retired since 2023 — secondary market up 50%+ over MSRP
- Front of the house opens like a dollhouse for full interior access
Cons
- Aftermarket pricing has crossed into 'is this really worth $450' territory
- Some of the smaller booby-trap details are fragile and easy to misplace
- Christmas-themed build is harder to display year-round
LEGO Ideas Jaws
Pros
- Two complete display modes: intact Orca + sinking Orca
- Articulated shark figure with hinged jaw
- Three minifigures: Brody, Quint, Hooper — all film-accurate
- Captures both the comedy and the horror of the source material
- Best LEGO Ideas movie set since [Home Alone](/reviews/home-alone)
Cons
- Sinking-mode reconfiguration takes 15+ minutes — not a quick swap
- Shark scale relative to the boat is artistic, not anatomical
- If you've never seen Jaws, the set's storytelling lands less hard
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Comparison generated from our individual reviews. Pros, cons, and ratings come from full hands-on builds — see each review for the complete take.