John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Movie
as Self - Director, Home Alone
Chris Columbus
1958-09-10
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Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Writers: Galaxy High School, ,
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.
Filmography
Music by John Williams
2024 · Movie
as Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
2024 · Movie
as Self - Director
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 · Movie
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020 · TV Show
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · TV Show
as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Movie
as Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014 · Movie
as Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012 · Movie
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Movie
as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006 · Movie
as Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Movie
as Self
Building a Scene
2003 · Movie
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002 · Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Movie
as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
Crew Credits
Gremlins 3
2027 · Movie
Producer, Director, Original Film Writer
Werwulf
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
The President's Cake
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Movie
Director, Producer
The Voyage Out
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
Nosferatu
2024 · Movie
Producer
Chupa
2023 · Movie
Producer
The Exiles
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
Cusp
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · Movie
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Scoob!
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Yes, God, Yes
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Lighthouse
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · Movie
Producer
Patti Cake$
2017 · Movie
Producer
I Kill Giants
2017 · Movie
Producer
Menashe
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer
Tallulah
2016 · Movie
Producer
The Witch
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Young Messiah
2016 · Movie
Producer
It Had to Be You
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Pixels
2015 · Movie
Director, Producer
Mediterranea
2015 · Movie
Producer
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Movie
Producer
Little Accidents
2014 · Movie
Executive Producer
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
Applebaum
2012 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
The Help
2011 · Movie
Producer
French Exchange
2011 · Movie
Executive Producer
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Movie
Director, Producer
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Movie
Producer
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · Movie
Director, Producer
The Cove
2009 · Movie
Thanks
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Movie
Executive Producer
Night at the Museum
2006 · Movie
Producer
Rent
2005 · Movie
Director, Producer
Fantastic Four
2005 · Movie
Executive Producer
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Movie
Screenplay, Producer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie
Producer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
Monkeybone
2001 · Movie
Executive Producer
Bicentennial Man
1999 · Movie
Director, Producer
Stepmom
1998 · Movie
Director, Producer
Jingle All the Way
1996 · Movie
Producer
Nine Months
1995 · Movie
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 · Movie
Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Movie
Director
Only the Lonely
1991 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Home Alone
1990 · Movie
Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Movie
Characters
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · Movie
Director, Writer
Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · Movie
Director
Galaxy High School
1986 · TV Show
Writer, Creator
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
The Goonies
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
Reckless
1984 · Movie
Writer
Gremlins
1984 · Movie
Writer
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980 · Movie
Director
Labyrinth 2
· Movie
Producer
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A Christmas Carol
· Movie
Producer
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3-D Rocks
· Movie
Director
