Chris Columbus

Christopher Joseph Columbus

Born September 10, 1958· Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA

3Roles★ 5.9Average rating

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 tee… Read more

Known for

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992Building a Scene2003Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers2002

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.8

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992

Man in Toy Store (uncredited)

★ 6

Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers2002

★ 5

Building a Scene2003

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 6.6

The Thursday Murder Club2025

★ 6.5

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two2020

★ 5.8

Pixels2015

★ 6.2

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010

★ 6.1

I Love You, Beth Cooper2009

★ 6.8

Rent2005

★ 7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002

★ 7.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001

★ 7.3

Bicentennial Man1999

★ 7.2

Stepmom1998

★ 5.7

Nine Months1995

★ 7.2

Mrs. Doubtfire1993