Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Chris Columbus
Directing
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 63
TMDB ID: 10965
IMDb ID: nm0001060
Known for: Directing
Born: September 10, 1958
Age: 68
Place of birth: Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2028
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q75079
Also known as
Christopher Joseph Columbus
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Executive Producer (20)Producer (18)Screenplay (5)Writer (3)Characters (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, including Gremlins, The Goonies, and Young Sherlock Holmes, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, Adventures in Babysitting(1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). The comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams, was another box-office success for Columbus. He went on to direct several other films throughout the 1990s, which were mostly met with lukewarm reception. However, he found commercial success again by directing the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's novels Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). In addition to directing, Columbus was a producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as well as the drama The Help(2011). He also directed the fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010) and the 3D action comedy Pixels (2015). Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014 called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag. Columbus is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he had worked on the film Home Alone and the film series Harry Potter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Columbus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chris Columbus.
The Thursday Murder Club
Director
2025 Movie
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Director
2020 Movie
Pixels
Director
2015 Movie
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Director
2010 Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director
2002 Movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
2001 Movie
Bicentennial Man
Director
1999 Movie
Stepmom
Director
1998 Movie
Mrs. Doubtfire
Director
1993 Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Director
1992 Movie
Only the Lonely
Director
1991 Movie
Home Alone
Director
1990 Movie
Heartbreak Hotel
Director
1988 Movie
Adventures in Babysitting
Director
1987 Movie
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
Director
1980 Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Chris Columbus.
Dec 25
Werwulf
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Oct 5, 2028
Gremlins 3
Producer
2028 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chris Columbus.
The Help
Producer
2011 Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Producer
2004 Movie
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker
2024 Movie
The Cove
Thanks
2009 Movie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
2001 Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, Home Alone
2025 Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director
2002 Movie
The Goonies
Screenplay
1985 Movie
Home Alone
Director
1990 Movie
The Lighthouse
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
The President's Cake
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
2022 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Chris Columbus.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chris Columbus.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
2001 Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director
2002 Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Producer
2004 Movie
Nosferatu
Producer
2024 Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Director
1992 Movie
The Help
Producer
2011 Movie
Pixels
Director
2015 Movie
Night at the Museum
Producer
2006 Movie
Fantastic Four
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Producer
2014 Movie
The Witch
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Director
2010 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chris Columbus.
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 3 eps
2023 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chris Columbus.
Oct 5, 2028
Gremlins 3
Producer
2028 Movie
Dec 25
Werwulf
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
The President's Cake
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
The Voyage Out
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Nosferatu
Producer
2024 Movie
Dìdi (弟弟)
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Chupa
Producer
2023 Movie
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
The Exiles
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
Cusp
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Yes, God, Yes
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Scoob!
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
The Lighthouse
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
The Christmas Chronicles
Producer
2018 Movie
I Kill Giants
Producer
2017 Movie
Patti Cake$
Producer
2017 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Chris Columbus.
Galaxy High School
Writer • 1 eps
1986 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Chris Columbus.
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, Home Alone
2025 Movie
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker
2024 Movie
Child Star
as Self - Director
2024 Movie
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
2022 Movie
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
as Self
2014 Movie
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
as Self
2014 Movie
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
as Self
2012 Movie
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007 Movie
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Self
2006 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
2004 Movie
Building a Scene
2003 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Chris Columbus.
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 3 eps
2023 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series