Movies directed by Chris Columbus

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I don't know whether it was intentional but "Adventures in Babysitting" feels like it's taken a bit of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and a bit of "Risky Business" as well as bits from a few other 80s teen movies and combined the...

Home Alone (1990)

103 mins     Comedy, Family      

Home Alone: Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister who after his parents accidentaly leave him behind is home alone for Christmas with a couple of burgulars to deal with...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

120 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Crime      

2 years on from "Home Alone" Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and many more returned for "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York which this time saw Kevin McCallister alone in New York and Harry and Marv to deal with again....

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

125 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

"Mrs. Doubtfire" is the equivalent of "Kramer vs. Kramer" crossed with "Tootsie" with Robin Williams playing a dad suffering from not seeing his children thanks to a divorce and dressing up like a woman so he can get close to...

Nine Months (1995)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

The subject of unlikely parenthood isn't a new idea; I've watched countless movies which explore the situation of a man finding himself looking after a young child whilst not in the least bit ready to do so. But then "Nine Mo...

Stepmom (1998)

124 mins     Drama      

I've heard some critics and reviewers describe "Stepmom" as a good old fashioned tear jerker, well either I am missing something or just very cold hearted. Yes at times "Stepmom" is emotional, but never to the extent that it ...

Bicentennial Man (1999)

132 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy      

"Bicentennial Man" is a sweet and charming tale as we follow the life of Andrew a robot, a home appliance who happens to be quite special. It is without a doubt a very sweet tale with little if anything which is offensive, al...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

152 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

Unlike many I never went wild about the "Harry Potter" movies, in fact I only watched the first three when they came out and have never read the books but it doesn't mean I disliked them. In fact I think "Harry Potter and the...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

161 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

As mentioned in my review of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" I think they got it absolutely spot on with the first movie because whilst it appealed to fans of J.K. Rowlings' series of books it also appealed to thos...

I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

102 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Why is it as I watched "I Love You, Beth Cooper" did it feel like I have seen it all before, oh that's because it reworks an incredibly familiar storyline of the geek having the hots of the school hottie and she proving that ...

Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief (2010)

118 mins     Adventure , Family, Mystery      

Whilst watching "Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief" a quote from "Highlander" came to me "There can be only one". You may be wondering what I am on about but to put it simply "Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief" felt like ...

Pixels (2015)

105 mins     Action , Comedy, Fantasy      

Movie Review - Pixels (2015) when aliens try to attack the planet using 80s arcade games the president, Will Cooper (Kevin James), calls on his old gamer buddy, Brenner (Adam Sandler), to help take on these aliens...