Tagged: Chris Columbus

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1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Family

The Goonies (1985)

A huge fan favorite for those who watched this growing up, The Goonies makes up for its silly, predictable story and stereotypical characters (the portrayal of the murderous and thieving Italian-American family, the Fratellis (which means...

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1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Adventures in Babysitting is Chris Columbus’s directorial debut, after years of screenwriting for such Spielberg-produced hits as Gremlins and The Goonies, putting his name on the map as a go-to director of broad family entertainment.  He more than borrows...

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1990s

Bicentennial Man (1999)

The great science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, is among my favorite authors, and I have been surprised by the dearth of movie adaptations of his work, especially from someone as prolific, popular and influential.  Bicentennial...

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1990s / Comedy / Family

Home Alone (1990)

Perhaps the biggest surprise about Home Alone is not that it is liked by many people, especially as a movie to watch around Christmas — it’s that it would become a mega-blockbuster, shooting straight up...

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1990s / Comedy

Nine Months (1995)

Nine Months is a remake of a French farce from the year before, Patrick Brauode’s Neuf Mois, which probably explains why the film tries so desperately to play every joke so over the top, with every...

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1990s / Comedy / Drama

Stepmom (1998)

Two divorced parents cope with the father’s new bride-to-be not getting along with their two children who are unwilling to accept her as their stepmother. There is tension all-around as no one likes each...

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1980s / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror

Gremlins (1984)

In Gremlins, an inventor (Axton, We’re No Angels) buys a strange but infinitely cute pet for his son (Galligan, Waxwork) while in a small curio shop in the Orient. This creature is called a “Mogwai” and caring for it...