Movies directed by Columbus, Chris

Biography: 
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "Gremlins", with no success, until Steven Spielberg optioned it; Columbus moved to Los Angeles for a ye ...  show all 

Rent (2005)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Rapp, Anthony | Pascal, Adam | Dawson, Rosario | Martin, Jesse L. | Heredia, Wilson Jermaine | Menzel, Idina | Thoms, Tracie | Diggs, Taye | Roth, Julia | Radcliffe, Porscha | Payne, Stephen | Chan, Darryl | Clark, Ken | Ormond, Julia | Fine, David
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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This film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark (Anthony Rapp) and Roger (Adam Pascal), two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tracie Thoms, and Taye Diggs also star.

Home Alone (1990)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Culkin, Macaulay | Pesci, Joe | Stern, Daniel | Heard, John | Blossom, Roberts | O'Hara, Catherine | Goethals, Angela | Ratray, Devin | Bamman, Gerry | Snell, Terrie | Wolf, Hillary | Hankin, Larry | Maronna, Michael C. | Minter, Kristin | Campeanu, Daiana
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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Kevin McAllister, 8 years old is accidentally left behind while his family rushes to the Airport to go to France for their Christmas vacation. Kevin learns that he made his family is gone. He spends his first day having fun in his house. Kevin learns that Mav and Harry (The Wet Bandits), two crooks are trying to rob his house. Kevin fends for himself and protects his house from the thieves, by setting traps everywhere. Meanwhile, Kevin’s mother discovers that they left Kevin in Chicago and tries to go back to Chicago while the other members of the family stay in Fance.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Radcliffe, Daniel | Griffiths, Richard | Ferris, Pam | Shaw, Fiona | Melling, Harry | Rawlins, Adrian | Somerville, Geraldine | Ingleby, Lee | Henry, Lenny | Gardner, Jimmy | Oldman, Gary | Tavaré, Jim | Hardy, Robert | Ford, Abby | Grint, Rupert
Directors: Columbus, Chris | Cuarón, Alfonso
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It’s Harry’s 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not only does he have a new “Defense against the Dark-Arts” teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is coming after Harry.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: | Culkin, Macaulay | Pesci, Joe | Stern, Daniel | O'Hara, Catherine | Heard, John | Ratray, Devin | Wolf, Hillary | Shay, Maureen Elisabeth | Maronna, Michael C. | Bamman, Gerry | Snell, Terrie | Cohen, Jedidiah | Moses, Senta | Campeanu, Daiana | Culkin, Kieran
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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Kevin McCallister is back. But this time he’s in New York City with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his very own playground. But Kevin won’t be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York too, plotting a huge holiday heist! Kevin’s ready to welcome them with more battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Cleese, John | Isaacs, Jason | Margolyes, Miriam | Branagh, Kenneth | Alfie Enoch | Harris, Richard | Coltrane, Robbie | Bradley, David | Sean Biggerstaff | Radcliffe, Daniel | Grint, Rupert | Watson, Emma | Griffiths, Richard | Shaw, Fiona | Melling, Harry | Jones, Toby | Norton, Jim | Clifford, Veronica | Phelps, James | Phelps, Oliver | Walters, Julie | Wright, Bonnie | Williams, Mark | Rankin, Chris
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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Harry Potter is in his second year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is visited by a house-elf named Dobby and warned not to go back to Hogwarts. Harry ignores his warning, and returns. He is still famous, although still disliked by Snape, Malfoy, and the rest of the Slytherins. But then, strange things start to happen. People are becoming petrified, and no-one knows what is doing it. Harry keeps hearing a voice.. a voice which seems to be coming from within the walls. They are told the story of the Chamber of Secrets. It is said that only Salazar Slytherin’s true descendent will be able to open it. Harry, it turns out, is a Parsel-tongue. This means that he is able to speak/understand snakes. Everyone thinks that it’s him that has opened the Chamber of Secrets because that is what Slytherin was famous for.