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Chris Weitz

Born 1969 · American film director

Christopher John Weitz is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz was one of the lead actors in the Miguel Arteta-directed film Chuck & Buck, directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One with Tony Gilroy and Antz with Todd Alcott and Paul.

Chris Weitz, in order

  1. 1998 Antz: wrote · directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson · critics 92%, audiences 52% · streaming on Netflix
  2. 1998 Fantasy Island (TV series): wrote · directed by David Hugh Jones and Deran Sarafian
  3. 1999 American Pie: directed, produced, acted · critics 61%, audiences 61% · streaming on Philo, Paramount+, AMC+
  4. 2000 Chuck & Buck: acted · directed by Miguel Arteta
  5. 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps: wrote · directed by Peter Segal
  6. 2000 The Broken Hearts Club: acted · directed by Greg Berlanti
  7. 2001 American Pie 2: produced · directed by J. B. Rogers
  8. 2001 Down to Earth: directed
  9. 2001 Off Centre (TV series): created
  10. 2002 About a Boy: directed · critics 93%, audiences 55%
  11. 2003 American Wedding: produced · directed by Jesse Dylan
  12. 2004 In Good Company: produced · directed by Lawrence Pressman and Paul Weitz · critics 83%, audiences 54%
  13. 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith: acted · directed by Doug Liman · critics 60%, audiences 58% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
  14. 2006 American Dreamz: produced · directed by Paul Weitz
  15. 2007 The Golden Compass: directed, wrote, created · critics 41%, audiences 51% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex
  16. 2008 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: produced · directed by Peter Sollett
  17. 2009 A Single Man: produced · directed by Tom Ford · critics 85%, audiences 81% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
  18. 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon: directed · critics 28%, audiences 61% · streaming on Netflix
  19. 2011 A Better Life: directed
  20. 2015 Cinderella: wrote · directed by Kenneth Branagh · critics 83%, audiences 78% · streaming on Disney+
  21. 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: wrote · directed by Gareth Edwards · critics 84%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
  22. 2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions: produced · directed by Judy Greer
  23. 2017 The Mountain Between Us: wrote · directed by Hany Abu-Assad
  24. 2018 Operation Finale: directed
  25. 2019 The Farewell: produced · directed by Lulu Wang
  26. 2022 Pinocchio: wrote, produced · directed by Robert Zemeckis
  27. 2023 About My Father: produced · directed by Laura Terruso · critics 36%, audiences 81%
  28. 2023 The Creator: wrote · directed by Gareth Edwards
  29. 2024 Afraid: directed, wrote, produced
  30. 2025 Murderbot (TV series): directed, wrote, created