Portrait of James Cameron

Directing

James Cameron

Career

Active from 1978 to 2031, busiest in 1995 and 2019 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Aliens
Aliens
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Cameron Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Blockbuster Entertainment 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Cultural Phenomenon 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Immersive World-Building 2
  • Environmental Allegory 2
  • High-Stakes Action 2
  • Anti-Colonial Narrative 2
  • Technological Wonder 2
  • Technological Marvel 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Ghosts of Hiroshima
Ghosts of Hiroshima

Director, Writer

Liu ren-Tai tan ni ke hao shang de zhong guo xing cun zhe
Liu ren-Tai tan ni ke hao shang de zhong guo xing cun zhe

Producer

The Devils
The Devils

Writer, Director

Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

Producer

Painter
Painter

Executive Producer

2030s

1 title
Avatar 5
Avatar 5 (2031)

Characters, Producer

2020s

12 titles · average score 73
Avatar 4
Avatar 4 (2029)

Screenplay, Editor

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Editor

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks

Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

Thanks

There Is Another Way
There Is Another Way (2025)

Executive Producer

OceanXplorers
OceanXplorers (2024)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Voice

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

The Spot
The Spot (2023)

Thanks

Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Story

The Six
The Six (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer

Akashinga: The Brave Ones
Akashinga: The Brave Ones (2020)

Executive Producer

2010s

16 titles · average score 65
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Producer

Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Characters

The Game Changers
The Game Changers (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

Atlantis Rising
Atlantis Rising (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys (2015)
GoodWatch score 43

Characters

Deepsea Challenge 3D
Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer

Gravity
Gravity (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

Thanks

All Is Lost
All Is Lost (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer

Sanctum
Sanctum (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

Executive Producer, Presenter

2000s

17 titles · average score 64
Avatar
Avatar (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Producer

Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Thanks

The Exodus Decoded
The Exodus Decoded (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator

Aliens of the Deep
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Cinematography, Producer

Crash
Crash (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

Production Assistant

The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Entourage
Entourage (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as James Cameron

Ghosts of the Abyss
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Characters

Expedition: Bismarck
Expedition: Bismarck (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Solaris
Solaris (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

1990s

14 titles · average score 70
Titanic
Titanic (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)

Traveller
Traveller (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

Thanks

Strange Days
Strange Days (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Additional Editing

Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Your Studio and You
Your Studio and You (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as James Cameron

True Lies
True Lies (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Helicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)

Cronos
Cronos (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as James Cameron

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Characters

Point Break
Point Break (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

Blue Steel
Blue Steel (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Thanks

1980s

10 titles · average score 60
The Abyss
The Abyss (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Martini Ranch: Reach
Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)

Director, Writer

Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Story

Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Terminator
The Terminator (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)
GoodWatch score 18

Screenplay, Director

Android
Android (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Escape from New York
Escape from New York (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

Matte Painter, Visual Effects Art Director

Galaxy of Terror
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

Production Design, Second Unit

Battle Beyond the Stars
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
GoodWatch score 48

Visual Effects, Art Direction

1970s

1 title · average score 51
Xenogenesis
Xenogenesis (1978)
GoodWatch score 51

Production Design, Director