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Chris Columbus

1958Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA72 Movies4 TV Shows

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).

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72 titles
Werwulf
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Executive Producer

Werwulf

2026
The President's Cake
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Executive Producer
7.4

The President's Cake

2025
The Voyage Out
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Executive Producer

The Voyage Out

2025
John Candy: I Like Me
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Self - Director, Home Alone
7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025
The Thursday Murder Club
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Director
6.6

The Thursday Murder Club

2025
Nosferatu
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Producer
6.7

Nosferatu

2024
Music by John Williams
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Self - Filmmaker
8.1

Music by John Williams

2024
Child Star
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Self - Director
6.2

Child Star

2024
Dìdi (弟弟)
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Executive Producer
7.2

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024
Chupa
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Producer
6.3

Chupa

2023
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
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Executive Producer
6.4

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022
The Exiles
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Executive Producer
8.0

The Exiles

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
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Self
7.3

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022
Cusp
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Executive Producer
5.4

Cusp

2021
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
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Director
6.5

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

2020
Yes, God, Yes
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Executive Producer
6.3

Yes, God, Yes

2020
Scoob!
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Executive Producer
7.0

Scoob!

2020
The Lighthouse
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Executive Producer
7.5

The Lighthouse

2019
The Christmas Chronicles
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Producer
7.2

The Christmas Chronicles

2018
I Kill Giants
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Producer
6.2

I Kill Giants

2017
Patti Cake$
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Producer
6.6

Patti Cake$

2017
Menashe
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Executive Producer
6.3

Menashe

2017
It Had to Be You
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Executive Producer
5.5

It Had to Be You

2016
Tallulah
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Producer
6.7

Tallulah

2016
The Young Messiah
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Producer
6.4

The Young Messiah

2016
The Witch
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Executive Producer
7.0

The Witch

2016
Mediterranea
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Producer
6.7

Mediterranea

2015
Pixels
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Director
5.8

Pixels

2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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Producer
6.2

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
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Self
7.0

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
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Self
7.0

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

2014
Little Accidents
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Executive Producer
5.4

Little Accidents

2014
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Executive Producer
6.0

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
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Self
6.6

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

2012
Applebaum
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Director

Applebaum

2012
The Help
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Producer
8.2

The Help

2011
French Exchange
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Executive Producer
6.5

French Exchange

2011
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
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Director
6.2

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010
The Cove
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Thanks
7.9

The Cove

2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper
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Director
6.0

I Love You, Beth Cooper

2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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Producer
6.2

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009
Fog City Mavericks
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Self
8.5

Fog City Mavericks

2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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Executive Producer
5.6

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007
Night at the Museum
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Producer
6.6

Night at the Museum

2006
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
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Self
8.1

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

2006
Rent
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Director
6.8

Rent

2005
Fantastic Four
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Executive Producer
5.8

Fantastic Four

2005
Christmas with the Kranks
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Screenplay
6.2

Christmas with the Kranks

2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Self
7.0

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
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Self
7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Producer
8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Director
7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Director
7.9

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001
Monkeybone
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Executive Producer
5.2

Monkeybone

2001
Bicentennial Man
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Director
7.3

Bicentennial Man

1999
Stepmom
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Director
7.1

Stepmom

1998
Jingle All the Way
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Producer
6.1

Jingle All the Way

1996
Nine Months
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Producer
5.7

Nine Months

1995
Mrs. Doubtfire
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Director
7.2

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
6.8

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992
Only the Lonely
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Director
6.1

Only the Lonely

1991
Home Alone
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Director
7.5

Home Alone

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
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Characters
6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
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Screenplay
6.9

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989
Heartbreak Hotel
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Director
5.0

Heartbreak Hotel

1988
Adventures in Babysitting
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Director
6.9

Adventures in Babysitting

1987
Young Sherlock Holmes
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Screenplay
6.7

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985
The Goonies
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Screenplay
7.5

The Goonies

1985
Gremlins
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Writer
7.1

Gremlins

1984
Reckless
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Writer
5.6

Reckless

1984
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
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Director

I Think I'm Going to Like it Here

1980
Untitled Labyrinth Sequel
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Producer

Untitled Labyrinth Sequel

Television

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4 titles
100 Years of Warner Bros.
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Self
7.7

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023
Reunited Apart
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Self
5.5

Reunited Apart

2020
The Movies That Made Us
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Self
7.2

The Movies That Made Us

2019
Galaxy High School
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Writer
7.0

Galaxy High School

1986