Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus’s screen credits include director work on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, director work on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and director work on Pixels.
Born September 10, 1958 Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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 successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). The comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams, was another box-office success for Columbus. He went on to direct several other films throughout the 1990s, which were mostly met with lukewarm reception. However, he found commercial success again by directing the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's novels Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). …
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In addition to directing, Columbus was a producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as well as the drama The Help(2011). He also directed the fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010) and the 3D action comedy Pixels (2015).
Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014 called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag. Columbus is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he had worked on the film Home Alone and the film series Harry Potter.
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- 2015Pixels1h 46m · Action · AdventureDirector
- 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief1h 58m · Adventure · FamilyDirector
- 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2h 41m · Adventure · FantasyDirector
- 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2h 32m · Adventure · FantasyDirector
- 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York2h 0m · Adventure · ComedyDirector
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- 2028Gremlins 3Producer · Director · WriterUpcoming
- 2026WerwulfProducerUpcoming
- 2026The President's CakeProducer
- 2025The Voyage OutProducer
- 2025John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Director, Home Alone
- 2025The Thursday Murder ClubDirector · Producer
- 2024NosferatuProducer
- 2024Music by John WilliamsSelf - Filmmaker
- 2024Child StarSelf - Director
- 2024Dìdi (弟弟)Producer
- 2023ChupaProducer
- 2022Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises AgainProducer
- 2022The ExilesProducer
- 2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsSelf
- 2021CuspProducer
- 2020The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoDirector · Producer · Writer
- 2020Yes, God, YesProducer
- 2020Scoob!Producer
- 2019The LighthouseProducer
- 2018The Christmas ChroniclesProducer
- 2017I Kill GiantsProducer
- 2017Patti Cake$Producer
- 2017MenasheProducer
- 2016It Had to Be YouProducer
- 2016TallulahProducer
- 2016The Young MessiahProducer
- 2016The WitchProducer
- 2015MediterraneaProducer
- 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombProducer
- 2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsSelf
- 2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesSelf
- 2014Little AccidentsProducer
- 2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersProducer
- 2012Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry PotterSelf
- 2012ApplebaumDirector · Producer
- 2011The HelpProducer
- 2011French ExchangeProducer
- 2009I Love You, Beth CooperDirector · Producer
- 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianProducer
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelf
- 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferProducer
- 2006Night at the MuseumProducer
- 2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Self
- 2005RentDirector · Producer
- 2005Fantastic FourProducer
- 20053-D RocksDirector · Producer
- 2004Christmas with the KranksWriter · Producer
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004The Magic Touch of Harry PotterSelf
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanProducer
- 2003Building a SceneActor
- 2002Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the FilmmakersActor
- 2001MonkeyboneProducer
- 1999Bicentennial ManDirector · Producer
- 1998StepmomDirector · Producer
- 1996Jingle All the WayProducer
- 1995Nine MonthsProducer · Writer · Director
- 1993Mrs. DoubtfireDirector
- 1991Only the LonelyDirector · Writer
- 1990Home AloneDirector
- 1989Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandWriter
- 1988Heartbreak HotelDirector · Writer
- 1987Adventures in BabysittingDirector
- 1985Young Sherlock HolmesWriter
- 1985The GooniesWriter
- 1984GremlinsWriter
- 1984RecklessWriter
- 1980I Think I'm Going to Like it HereDirector
- A Christmas CarolProducer
- Untitled Labyrinth SequelProducer
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