With 1492 Pictures (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith
Votes: 660,889 | Gross: $317.58M
2. The Help (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Drama
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 429,782 | Gross: $169.71M
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 554,410 | Gross: $249.36M
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 556,713 | Gross: $261.99M
5. Night at the Museum (2006)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 315,491 | Gross: $250.86M
6. Fantastic Four (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba
Votes: 312,012 | Gross: $154.70M
7. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson
Votes: 177,493 | Gross: $88.76M
8. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 107,572 | Gross: $113.75M
9. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis
Votes: 251,153 | Gross: $131.92M
10. Pixels (2015)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 132,349 | Gross: $78.75M
11. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Nathan Fillion
Votes: 110,605 | Gross: $68.56M
12. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria
Votes: 178,114 | Gross: $177.24M
13. Five Nights at Freddy's
Horror, Sci-Fi | Pre-production
Based on the popular horror video game, a man starts a job working as a night watch security guard at the restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where he discovers the animatronics move at night and will kill anyone they see.
Director: Chris Columbus
14. Stepmom (1998)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
A terminally-ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone
Votes: 61,194 | Gross: $91.14M
15. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas - forever.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Julian Dennison
Votes: 22,950
16. Rent (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 48,815 | Gross: $29.08M
17. Bicentennial Man (1999)
PG | 132 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
Votes: 110,599 | Gross: $58.22M
18. I Kill Giants (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Barbara Thorson struggles through life by escaping into a fantasy life of magic and monsters.
Director: Anders Walter | Stars: Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade
Votes: 26,205
19. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren London
Votes: 33,424 | Gross: $14.79M
20. Monkeybone (2001)
PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan
Votes: 16,783 | Gross: $5.41M
21. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
Director: Clay Kaytis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Oliver Hudson
Votes: 62,150
22. Jingle All the Way (1996)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson
Votes: 94,121 | Gross: $60.57M
23. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family
With their daughter, Blair, away, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 44,612 | Gross: $73.78M
24. Nine Months (1995)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
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.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack
Votes: 35,218 | Gross: $69.70M
25. The Young Messiah (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Adam Greaves-Neal, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro, Sean Bean
Votes: 3,205 | Gross: $6.46M
26. Night at the Museum (2021)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Pre-production
Nick Daley hesitates becoming a museum nightwatchman and Kahmunrah returns to conquer the world.
27. Home Front
Drama | Announced
A wife and mother who serves in the National Guard is called to perform a tour of duty in Iraq.
Director: Chris Columbus
28. Killer Pizza
Action, Comedy, Fantasy | Announced
A teenager lands a summer job at a pizzeria that is secretly a front for a monster-hunting organization.
29. Hello Ghost
Comedy, Drama, Romance | Announced
A man haunted by ghosts must make their final wish come true in order to get rid of them.
Director: Chris Columbus
30. Scary Larry (2012– )
12 min | Animation
Rock 'n Roll Baby !!. With the Insomniac Babies, it's rocks at Frightsylvania. Larry, the band leader and his mates only live for the music, they will become rock-stars . Hum, when they find a way to pay the rent.
Stars: Brian Bowles, Jules de Jongh, Gina Murray, Paul Panting
Votes: 15
31. Calico Joe
Drama | Announced
A young kid from from Calico Rock, Arkansas becomes a baseball sensation.
32. House of Secrets (I)
Family | Announced
Three kids lost in a fantasy world trying to find their way home.
Director: Chris Columbus
34. The Cypress House
Thriller | Announced
Set in 1935, a WWI veteran traveling with some companions along the Florida Gulf Coast begins to have premonitions of death.
35. 3-D Rocks (2005)
Documentary
Chris Columbus' 3-D concert film shot at the 2004 International Underground Garage Festival on Randall Island in New York.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Whitney Bryant-Glandon, Bo Diddley, David Johansen, Nicol Moeller
Votes: 18
36. SS Exodus
Drama | Announced
Holocaust survivors flee Europe aboard the SS Exodus after World War II.
37. Exodus 47
History | Announced
A Baptist minister is on the Exodus 47 on its mission to deliver Holocaust survivors to freedom in 1947.
38. Will Sebastian
Comedy, Drama, Romance | Announced
A romantic drama about a discombobulated man and the woman he's fated to love.
39. Temple Stay
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Announced
An American family find themselves trapped in a magical Korean temple.
Director: JK Youn
40. Untitled 'CREEPY' Project
Horror | Announced
Feature film inspired by stories included in "CREEPY magazine".
42. Jane Steele
Drama | Announced
A vengeful Victorian orphan stops at nothing to control her own fate. Based on Lyndsay Faye's novel 'Jane Steele'.
43. Starz on the Set: Rent (2006 TV Short)
15 min | Short, Musical
Behind the scenes of the making of "RENT". Cast members and director Chris Columbus share their experiences of creating the film based on the famed musical.
Stars: Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel
Votes: 10
44.
Scary Larry (2012– )
Episode:
Rock the Bat
(2012)
Animation
Stars: Brian Bowles, Jules de Jongh, Gina Murray, Paul Panting