8.2
8.2
The Help
2011
Producer
Chris Columbus
Also known as: Chris Joseph Columbus
Nationality:United States
Education:New York University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, John F. Kennedy High School
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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 its sequel, 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 for 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 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and the drama The Help (2011), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He also directed the fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and the 3D action comedy Pixels (2015). Columbus will next direct, co-write and produce the long-awaited Gremlins 3 which is scheduled for release on November 19, 2027. 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 has worked both on the first two Home Alone films and the first two Harry Potter films.
Filmography (73 movies)
8.1
8.1
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
as Self
8.1
8.1
Music by John Williams
2024
as Self - Filmmaker
8.0
8.0
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Producer
8.0
8.0
The Exiles
2022
Executive Producer
7.9
7.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Director
7.8
7.8
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self
7.7
7.7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Executive Producer
7.7
7.7
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
as Self
7.5
7.5
The Goonies
1985
Screenplay
7.5
7.5
The Lighthouse
2019
Executive Producer
7.4
7.4
Home Alone
1990
Director
7.4
7.4
The President's Cake
2025
Executive Producer
7.3
7.3
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
as Self
7.3
7.3
Bicentennial Man
1999
Director
7.2
7.2
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
Director
7.2
7.2
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024
Executive Producer
7.2
7.2
The Christmas Chronicles
2018
Producer
7.2
7.2
Stepmom
1998
Director
7.1
7.1
Gremlins
1984
Writer
7.0
7.0
Scoob!
2020
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
as Self
7.0
7.0
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Witch
2016
Executive Producer
6.9
6.9
Rent
2005
Producer
6.9
6.9
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
Screenplay
6.9
6.9
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
Director
6.8
6.8
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Director
6.7
6.7
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
Tallulah
2016
Producer
6.7
6.7
Nosferatu
2024
Producer
6.6
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Producer
6.6
6.6
Mediterranea
2015
Producer
6.6
6.6
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012
as Self
6.6
6.6
Night at the Museum
2006
Producer
6.6
6.6
Patti Cake$
2017
Producer
6.5
6.5
French Exchange
2011
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020
Director
6.4
6.4
The Young Messiah
2016
Producer
6.4
6.4
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
Yes, God, Yes
2020
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
Chupa
2023
Producer
6.3
6.3
Menashe
2017
Executive Producer
6.2
6.2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Producer
6.2
6.2
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Director
6.2
6.2
Child Star
2024
as Self - Director
6.2
6.2
I Kill Giants
2017
Producer
6.1
6.1
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Producer
6.1
6.1
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Producer
6.1
6.1
Jingle All the Way
1996
Producer
6.0
6.0
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
Only the Lonely
1991
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009
Director
5.8
5.8
Fantastic Four
2005
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
Pixels
2015
Producer
5.7
5.7
Nine Months
1995
Producer
5.6
5.6
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
Executive Producer
5.6
5.6
Reckless
1984
Writer
5.5
5.5
It Had to Be You
2016
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
Little Accidents
2014
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
Cusp
2021
Executive Producer
5.2
5.2
Monkeybone
2001
Executive Producer
5.0
5.0
Heartbreak Hotel
1988
Director
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Building a Scene
2003
A Christmas Carol
TBA
Producer
Applebaum
2012
Executive Producer
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980
Director
Werwulf
2026
Executive Producer
Gremlins 3
TBA
Producer
Untitled The Goonies Sequel
TBA
Producer
Untitled Labyrinth Sequel
TBA
Producer
The Voyage Out
2025
Executive Producer
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