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American filmmaker (born 1958)

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Christopher Joseph Columbus 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.

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Home Alone made Culkin (pictured here in 1991) a child star.Home Alone made Culkin (pictured here in 1991) a child star.Cast of the Harry Potter film series: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, 2011Cast of the Harry Potter film series: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, 2011

Filmography 40

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001 · ★ 7.9
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 · ★ 8.0
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002 · ★ 7.7
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · ★ 6.8
The Help2011 · ★ 8.2
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010 · ★ 6.2
Pixels2015 · ★ 5.8
Night at the Museum2006 · ★ 6.6
The Witch2016 · ★ 7.0
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014 · ★ 6.2
Fantastic Four2005 · ★ 5.8
The Goonies1985 · ★ 7.5
Nosferatu2024 · ★ 6.7
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007 · ★ 5.6
Gremlins1984 · ★ 7.1
Mrs. Doubtfire1993 · ★ 7.2
The Lighthouse2019 · ★ 7.5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009 · ★ 6.2
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts2022 · ★ 7.3
Bicentennial Man1999 · ★ 7.3
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters2013 · ★ 6.0
Jingle All the Way1996 · ★ 6.1
Home Alone1990 · ★ 7.5
Scoob!2020 · ★ 7.0
Stepmom1998 · ★ 7.2
The Christmas Chronicles2018 · ★ 7.2
The Thursday Murder Club2025 · ★ 6.6
I Love You, Beth Cooper2009 · ★ 6.0
Christmas with the Kranks2004 · ★ 6.2
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two2020 · ★ 6.5
I Kill Giants2017 · ★ 6.2
Adventures in Babysitting1987 · ★ 6.9
Yes, God, Yes2020 · ★ 6.3
Young Sherlock Holmes1985 · ★ 6.7
Nine Months1995 · ★ 5.7
Rent2005 · ★ 6.8
Tallulah2016 · ★ 6.7
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again2022 · ★ 6.4
Chupa2023 · ★ 6.3
Monkeybone2001 · ★ 5.2

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Television 5

The Movies That Made Us2019
100 Years of Warner Bros.2023
Galaxy High School1986
Reunited Apart2020
Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter2009

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Willem DafoeAlso in The Lighthouse (2019)Bridget FondaAlso in Monkeybone (2001)Zachary QuintoAlso in Tallulah (2016)Elisabeth ShueAlso in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)Henry WinklerAlso in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)Missi PyleAlso in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

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Christopher Joseph Columbus 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 its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
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Dates
Born 1958 · age 68
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30 languages

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