Chris Columbus
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp…
- A young Elisabeth Shue is serious crush material as the teenage babysitter who must escort two rug rats through the treacherous urban jungle of…
- Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter
- Goofy comedy–adventure in which an aspiring rocker kidnaps Elvis Presley (David Keith) and hits the road in a pink Cadillac.
- Home Alone (1990)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern…
- The third highest grossing film at the U.S. box–office made Macaulay Culkin one bankable pre–pubescent. Accidentally left alone while his…
- Only the Lonely (1991)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…
- John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
- Macaulay Culkin gets a whopping great pay rise to star in what is essentially a remake of his small–fry blockbuster set in Big Apple.
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sally Field
- Robin Williams rummages around in the women's costume closet and finds the biggest hit of his career. Not since Mork and Mindy has he been given the…
- Nine Months (1995)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum…
- Affable slice of pulp Hollywood is in fact a note–for–note remake of a French comedy in which an egocentric yuppie (Hugh Grant) is…
- Stepmom (1998)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon
- Career–distracted fashion photographer Julia Roberts grapples with husband Ed Harris and his family 'baggage': kids and severely judgemental…
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
- The indefatigable Robin Williams extends his range into the robotic, playing a household android who, over the course of 200 years learns what it is…
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman…
- Immensely popular, this star–studded adaptation of JK Rowling’s first book thankfully captures the essence of orphan Harry’s tale of…
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese…
- The second Harry Potter adaptation is better fun and more settled in its mingled tone of magic, fantasy and thriller.
Daniel Radcliffe again plays…
- Rent (2005)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Anthony Rapp
- An ambitious and mostly comfortable adaptation of the 1990s Broadway update of Puccini's LA BOHEME, in which a multi–racial mixture of New York…
- Fog City Mavericks - The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007)
- Dir. Gary Leva
Feat. George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood…
- Unevenly pitched, if nonetheless fascinating account of San Francisco’s filmmaking legacy, from Francis Ford Coppola to Pixar maestro John…
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter
- Uneven high school comedy sees a nerd publicly profess his love for the hottest girl in school, only to have her turn up at his doorstep that night…
- Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario…
- Striking fantasy that follows a gangly teenager who discovers that he's the son of Poseidon and has inherited some of Dad's powers. Percy soon finds…
- Pixels (2015)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan…
- Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…