Chris Columbus films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 20 films on Boxlist

Known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Thursday Murder Club.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
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 a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
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 await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To...
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The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an...
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Home Alone
1990 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid...
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Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
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 quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they...
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Rent
2005 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
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 around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a tragedy has made Roger numb to new...
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Stepmom
1998 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
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 to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put...
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
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 be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.
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Bicentennial Man
1999 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
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 life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to...
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
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 master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate...
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
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 from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet...
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Nine Months
1995 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
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 worse.
Pixels
2015 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.
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