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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 comed…
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Movie
Nosferatu
2024 · Movie
The Help
2011 · Movie
Pixels
2015 · Movie
Fantastic Four
2005 · Movie
Night at the Museum
2006 · Movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Movie
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Movie
The Witch
2016 · Movie