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Chris Bowman

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Chris Bowman

Born March 9, 1977 · Utah, USA (age 49)

Chris Bowman (born March 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. He is best known for writing A Minecraft Movie (2025), Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016), Masterminds (2016), and the Oscar-nominated short film Ninety-Five Senses (2022), all with frequent collaborator Hubbel Palmer. Bowman made his directorial debut in 2007 with American Fork (aka Humble Pie).

Known For

A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie · 2025
A Minecraft Movie
★ 6.22025
MovieFamilyFantasy
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.
MastermindsMasterminds · 2016
Masterminds
★ 5.72016
MovieActionComedy
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My LifeMiddle School: The Worst Years of My Life · 2016
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
★ 6.92016
MovieFamilyComedy
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
Ninety-Five SensesNinety-Five Senses · 2022
Ninety-Five Senses
★ 7.42022
MovieAnimationDrama
A heartfelt depiction of a man facing his own mortality while reflecting on the grave mistakes of his youth.
The Dirty DiggerThe Dirty Digger · 2007
The Dirty Digger
2007
MovieDocumentary
Director Paul Graham Scott joins a controversial Glasgow magazine, The Digger, as its court photographer naming and shaming gangsters, petty criminals, and pedophiles. The ethics of the paper and the role of vigilante journalism are questioned in this gritty documentary.
The Stubborn DonkeyThe Stubborn Donkey · 2008
The Stubborn Donkey
★ 5.92008
MovieComedyAnimation
When the old fisherman tries to convince his donkey to climb the steep winding road of their Greek island, he finds Mariza to be one suborn ass. But the old man knows that no one can resist Zorba's dance.
Humble PieHumble Pie · 2007
Humble Pie
★ 6.22007
MovieComedy
At nearly 400 pounds, Tracy Orbison is a wide target. When he sets out to pursue his dream of acting, the grocery clerk finds an assortment of people waiting to dash his dreams. Through it all, Tracy remains irrepressibly upbeat, convinced he's destined for something big.
The Buzz on MaggieThe Buzz on Maggie · 2005
The Buzz on Maggie
★ 7.32005
SeriesAnimationKids
Maggie Pesky is an unusual young teen fly with big dreams. Maggie gets the community's attention with her antics in a conventional world of upstanding flies. Maggie is always plotting to make even mundane tasks fun and exciting.

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