Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

b. 1958 (age 68) Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Director Writer

Christopher Joseph Columbus is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Columbus had most success with the first film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, along with Home Alone, winning a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film.

Known For

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
🎞️
★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
🎞️
★ 7.5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
The Help
🎞️
★ 8.1
The Help
2011
Pixels
🎞️
★ 5.6
Pixels
2015

Filmography

Gremlins 3
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Gremlins 3
2027 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
Gremlins (The Rough Cut)
2026 Writer
The Thursday Murder Club
🎞️
★ 6.5
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 Director
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
🎞️
★ 6.0
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 Director Writer
Pixels
🎞️
★ 5.6
Pixels
2015 Director
Applebaum
🎞️
★ 6.8
Applebaum
2012 Director
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
🎞️
★ 5.9
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 Director
I Love You, Beth Cooper
🎞️
★ 5.4
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 Director
Hollywood's Best Film Directors
📺
★ 6.8
Hollywood's Best Film Directors
2009 Self
Fog City Mavericks
🎞️
★ 7.5
Fog City Mavericks
2007 Self
Rent
🎞️
★ 6.8
Rent
2005 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.6
3-D Rocks
2005 Director
Christmas with the Kranks
🎞️
★ 5.6
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.0
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 Self
Madame Doubtfire
🎞️
★ 6.4
Madame Doubtfire
2003 Writer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
🎞️
★ 7.5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 Director
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
🎞️
★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.3
'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic
2001 Self
Bicentennial Man
🎞️
★ 6.9
Bicentennial Man
1999 Director
Stepmom
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★ 6.8
Stepmom
1998 Director
🎬
🎞️
The Making of 'Jingle All the Way'
1996 Self
Nine Months
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★ 5.5
Nine Months
1995 Director Writer
Mrs. Doubtfire
🎞️
★ 7.1
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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★ 6.9
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 Director
The Making of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Making of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 Self
Only the Lonely
🎞️
★ 6.4
Only the Lonely
1991 Director Writer
Home Alone
🎞️
★ 7.8
Home Alone
1990 Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
🎞️
★ 6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 Writer
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
🎞️
★ 7.0
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 Writer
Heartbreak Hotel
🎞️
★ 5.7
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 Director Writer
Adventures in Babysitting
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★ 6.9
Adventures in Babysitting
1987 Director
Galaxy High School
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★ 7.4
Galaxy High School
1986 Writer
The Goonies
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Goonies
1985 Writer
Young Sherlock Holmes
🎞️
★ 6.8
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 Writer
Gremlins
🎞️
★ 7.3
Gremlins
1984 Writer
Reckless
🎞️
★ 6.3
Reckless
1984 Writer
🎬
🎞️
Home Front
Director Writer
🎬
📺
House of Secrets
Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
The Cypress House
Writer
🎬
🎞️
Hello Ghost
Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
The Secret Lives of Road Crews
Director
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