Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

1958-09-10 Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA 75 Credits

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...

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Werwulf

2026

Executive Producer

Producing

A werewolf horror film set in 13th century England with dialogue true to the time period. Plot TBA.

The President's Cake

The President's Cake

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

It’s “draw day” across Iraq, when schools select students for the honour of bringing items to their mandatory local celebrations of President Saddam H...

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

2025

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Four septuagenarian friends who live in a retirement community and, led by a former spy, form the Thursday Murder Club to solve cold cases for fun. Bu...

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

2024

Producer

6.7
Producing

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

2024

as Self - Filmmaker

8.1
Acting

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro ...

Child Star

Child Star

2024

as Self - Director

6.2
Acting

Explore the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most famous former child stars. Through celebrity in...

Dìdi (弟弟)

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't ...

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

As Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes' work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set a...

Chupa

Chupa

2023

Producer

6.3
Producing

While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifeti...

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun g...

The Exiles

The Exiles

2022

Executive Producer

8.0
Producing

Brash and opinionated, Christine Choy is a documentarian, cinematographer, professor, and quintessential New Yorker whose films and teaching have infl...

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022

as Self

7.3
Acting

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...

Cusp

Cusp

2021

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer.

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

2020

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.5
Directing Producing Writing

Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to b...

Yes, God, Yes

Yes, God, Yes

2020

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be...

Showbiz Kids

Showbiz Kids

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...

Scoob!

Scoob!

2020

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces...

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2019

Executive Producer

7.5
Producing

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

The Christmas Chronicles

The Christmas Chronicles

2018

Producer

7.1
Producing

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

I Kill Giants

I Kill Giants

2017

Producer

6.2
Producing

Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its...

Patti Cake$

Patti Cake$

2017

Producer

6.6
Producing

Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and s...

Menashe

Menashe

2017

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son.

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

2016

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

Sonia is a jingle writer who's always dreamt of a big and exciting life. Surprised by a sudden proposal and subsequent ultimatum from her easy-going b...

Tallulah

Tallulah

2016

Producer

6.7
Producing

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargaine...

The Young Messiah

The Young Messiah

2016

Producer

6.4
Producing

Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it fol...

The Witch

The Witch

2016

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and pa...

Mediterranea

Mediterranea

2015

Producer

6.7
Producing

Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an i...

Pixels

Pixels

2015

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

Producer

6.2
Producing

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on...

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to br...

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

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

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

This new retrospective features new interviews with director Joe Dante, star Zach Galligan, writer Chris Columbus, executive producers Steven Spielber...

Little Accidents

Little Accidents

2014

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people together—a survi...

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop...

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

2012

as Self

6.5
Acting

Made-for-television documentary about Daniel Radcliffe and his role as Harry Potter.

Applebaum

Applebaum

2012

Director, Executive Producer

Directing Producing

Based on Ayelet Waldman’s Mommy Track Mysteries series of books, Applebaum centers on Juliet Applebaum (Rachelle Lefevre), a former public defender wh...

The Help

The Help

2011

Producer

8.2
Producing

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson ...

French Exchange

French Exchange

2011

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

15-year-old Jack is on a French Exchange trip with his school. But his mum won't stop ringing to check-up on him. On his last night, his host falls il...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

Director, Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must ma...

The Cove

The Cove

2009

Thanks

7.9

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the ...

I Love You, Beth Cooper

I Love You, Beth Cooper

2009

Director, Producer

6.0
Directing Producing

A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seni...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

Producer

6.1
Producing

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the arc...

Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

2007

as Self

8.5
Acting

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home i...

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is...

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006

Producer

6.6
Producing

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army o...

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

2006

as Self

8.1
Acting

Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire cast,...

Rent

Rent

2005

Director, Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film centers...

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2005

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible...

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

Screenplay, Producer

6.1
Writing Producing

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip ...

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

as Self

7.6
Acting

A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Producer

8.0
Producing

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Director, Executive Producer

7.7
Directing Producing

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger aw...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Director, Executive Producer

7.9
Directing Producing

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with ...

Monkeybone

Monkeybone

2001

Executive Producer

5.1
Producing

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out ways...

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

Director, Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the ...

Stepmom

Stepmom

1998

Director, Producer

7.2
Directing Producing

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother t...

Jingle All the Way

Jingle All the Way

1996

Producer

6.1
Producing

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposi...

Nine Months

Nine Months

1995

Director, Screenplay, Producer

5.7
Directing Writing Producing

When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much wors...

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

Director

7.2
Directing

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his k...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems f...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Director

6.8
Directing

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems f...

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991

Director, Screenplay

6.0
Directing Writing

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the...

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

Director

7.4
Directing

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Characters

6.5

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But...

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret th...

Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel

1988

Director, Writer

5.0
Directing Writing

When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then deci...

Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

Director

6.9
Directing

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a qui...

Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his clas...

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

Gremlins

Gremlins

1984

Writer

7.1
Writing

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unlea...

Reckless

Reckless

1984

Writer

5.8
Writing

Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and girls' hearts with equal cool. Cheerleader Tracey Pres...

I Think I'm Going to Like it Here

1980

Director

Directing

Chris Columbus's NYU student film follows a naïve freshman from the Midwest as he becomes acclimated to his first year at NYU. Preserved by the Academ...

Untitled Labyrinth Sequel

N/A

Producer

Producing

Sequel set inside the weird fantasy realm of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Plot TBA.

Miraculous

Miraculous

N/A

Director

Directing

The story of the movie will be based around Ladybug and Cat Noir's origins and how they both fell in love while including more details.

Untitled The Goonies Sequel

N/A

Producer

Producing

A Christmas Carol

N/A

Producer

Producing

A retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story.