- Films
- 17
- Avg rating
- 6.56
- Peak run
- 1998’05
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Chris by the numbers
Average
6.56
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.63
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
39y
1987 to 2025
Total votes
4.25M
across every film
Best
7.8
Home Alone
Worst
5.4
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  The Thursday Murder Club | 6.5 | 93,241 |
| 2020 |  The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | 6.0 | 41,481 |
| 2015 |  Pixels | 5.6 | 184K |
| 2010 |  Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 5.9 | 218K |
| 2009 |  I Love You, Beth Cooper | 5.4 | 40,214 |
| 2005 |  Rent | 6.9 | 58,573 |
| 2002 |  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 7.5 | 780K |
| 2001 |  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 7.7 | 969K |
| 1999 |  Bicentennial Man | 6.9 | 137K |
| 1998 |  Stepmom | 6.8 | 81,360 |
| 1995 |  Nine Months | 5.5 | 40,512 |
| 1993 |  Mrs. Doubtfire | 7.1 | 321K |
| 1992 |  Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 6.9 | 463K |
| 1991 |  Only the Lonely | 6.4 | 13,599 |
| 1990 |  Home Alone | 7.8 | 756K |
| 1988 | Heartbreak Hotel | 5.7 | 1,678 |
| 1987 |  Adventures in Babysitting | 7.0 | 55,071 |
Better together?
Chris Columbus's regulars
- John WilliamsComposer · 5 films · 7.34 avg
- Julio MacatCinematographer · 3 films · 7.03 avg
- Robin WilliamsDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.50 avg●+0.04
- Donald McAlpineCinematographer · 3 films · 6.47 avg
- Christophe BeckComposer · 3 films · 5.77 avg
- Richard HarrisDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.98
- Daniel RadcliffeDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.97
- Rupert GrintDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.97
- Emma WatsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.80
- J.K. RowlingWriter · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.61
- Steve KlovesWriter · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.69
- Macaulay CulkinDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.94
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Chris Columbus
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2012Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
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