Chris Columbus
Director · 29 credits · 20 in highly-rated films
Best known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Frequent collaborators: Steven Spielberg, David Heyman
Best Chris Columbus movies by genre
Directed movies (21 total, ranked by score)
1Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · ★ 7.9 (30,076 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy
2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · ★ 7.7 (23,958 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy
3Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · ★ 6.8 (10,839 votes)
Comedy, Family, Adventure
4Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 · ★ 7.2 (6,750 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Family
5Bicentennial Man
1999 · ★ 7.3 (3,993 votes)
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
6Home Alone
1990 · ★ 7.5 (12,752 votes)
Comedy, Family
7Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · ★ 6.9 (777 votes)
Comedy
8The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · ★ 6.6 (1,105 votes)
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
9Stepmom
1998 · ★ 7.2 (1,553 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
10Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · ★ 6.2 (7,839 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
11Rent
2005 · ★ 6.8 (598 votes)
Drama, Romance
12Pixels
2015 · ★ 5.8 (8,147 votes)
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
13I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · ★ 6.0 (993 votes)
Comedy, Romance
14The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · ★ 6.5 (1,167 votes)
Family, Fantasy, Adventure
15Only the Lonely
1991 · ★ 6.1 (190 votes)
Comedy, Romance
16Nine Months
1995 · ★ 5.7 (720 votes)
Romance, Comedy
17Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · ★ 5.0 (32 votes)
Comedy, Music
18Applebaum
2012
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3-D Rocks
— · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
20Gremlins 3
2027
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
21I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980
Drama, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.