Biography
Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus Chris Columbus has the midas touch when it comes to choosing his films. Since the 1980s, he has been one of the young directors to beat in genre-happy Hollywood, working with the likes of maestro Steven Spielberg and directing his own movies with an agile flair for comedy and wit. Part adventure, part family fun, and almost always magical for kids, Columbus's films have consistently filled a niche for feel-good moviemaking that everybody wants or needs at various point in their film-watching careers.

Columbus was still in college when he sold three scripts to producer Spielberg: Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), all of which became films with devoted youth followings. His first film as director, 1987's Adventures in Babysitting, was likewise a comedic hit targeting youth and teens in those teen-flick-loving eighties - since its theater run, the film has enjoyed a long shelf life on video and television. Columbus
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Adventure, Fantasy
2004 Christmas With The Kranks Comedy
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Adventure, Fantasy
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Adventure, Fantasy