Chris Columbus
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…
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Producer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director
The Help
Producer
Home Alone
Director
The Goonies
Screenplay
The Lighthouse
Executive Producer
Mrs. Doubtfire
Director
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Filmography
Acting (17)
Movies (14)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025as Self - Director, Home Alone
Child Star
2024as Self - Director
Music by John Williams
2024as Self - Filmmaker
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022as Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014as Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004as Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004as Self
Building a Scene
2003 Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
Crew (85)
Movies (84)
Gremlins 3
2027 UpcomingDirector
Nov 18
Gremlins 3
2027 UpcomingProducer
Nov 18
Werwulf
2026 UpcomingExecutive Producer
Dec 25
The Thursday Murder Club
2025Director
The Thursday Murder Club
2025Producer
The President's Cake
2025Executive Producer
The Voyage Out
2025Executive Producer
Nosferatu
2024Producer
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024Executive Producer
Chupa
2023Producer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022Executive Producer
The Exiles
2022Executive Producer
Cusp
2021Executive Producer
Scoob!
2020Executive Producer
Yes, God, Yes
2020Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020Director
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020Producer
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020Screenplay
The Lighthouse
2019Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles
2018Producer
I Kill Giants
2017Producer
Patti Cake$
2017Producer
Menashe
2017Executive Producer
The Witch
2016Executive Producer
The Young Messiah
2016Producer
Tallulah
2016Producer
It Had to Be You
2016Executive Producer
Pixels
2015Director
Pixels
2015Producer
Mediterranea
2015Producer
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014Producer
Little Accidents
2014Executive Producer
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013Executive Producer
Applebaum
2012Director
Applebaum
2012Executive Producer
The Help
2011Producer
French Exchange
2011Executive Producer
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010Director
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010Producer
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009Producer
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009Director
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009Producer
The Cove
2009Thanks
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007Executive Producer
Night at the Museum
2006Producer
Fantastic Four
2005Executive Producer
Rent
2005Director
Rent
2005Producer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Producer
Christmas with the Kranks
2004Producer
Christmas with the Kranks
2004Screenplay
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002Director
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002Executive Producer
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001Director
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001Executive Producer
Monkeybone
2001Executive Producer
Bicentennial Man
1999Director
Bicentennial Man
1999Producer
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999Director
Stepmom
1998Director
Stepmom
1998Producer
Jingle All the Way
1996Producer
Nine Months
1995Director
Nine Months
1995Producer
Nine Months
1995Screenplay
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992Director
Only the Lonely
1991Director
Only the Lonely
1991Screenplay
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Characters
Home Alone
1990Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989Screenplay
Heartbreak Hotel
1988Director
Heartbreak Hotel
1988Writer
Adventures in Babysitting
1987Director
The Goonies
1985Screenplay
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985Screenplay
Gremlins
1984Writer
Reckless
1984Writer
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980Director
Untitled Labyrinth Sequel
Producer
A Christmas Carol
Producer
Untitled Gremlins Movie
Director
3-D Rocks
Director
Television (1)
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