
Directing
Community Rating
7.2
TMDB estimate
Born
September 10, 1958 (age 67)
Born in
Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
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.

John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Director, Home Alone
2025

Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
2024

Child Star
Self - Director
2024

100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
2022

Reunited Apart
Self
2020

The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
2014

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
2014

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
Self
2012

Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
2006

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
2004
Building a Scene
2003
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
1992
Gremlins 3
Director
2027

The Thursday Murder Club
Director
2025

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Director
2020

Pixels
Director
2015

Applebaum
Director
2012

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Director
2010

I Love You, Beth Cooper
Director
2009

Rent
Director
2005

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director
2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
2001
3-D Rocks
Director

Bicentennial Man
Director
1999

Stepmom
Director
1998

Nine Months
Director
1995

Mrs. Doubtfire
Director
1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Director
1992

Only the Lonely
Director
1991

Home Alone
Director
1990

Heartbreak Hotel
Director
1988

Adventures in Babysitting
Director
1987