James Cameron

Directing · 5.3 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: August 16, 1954
From: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

Biography

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. He has produced many documentaries on deep-ocean exploration, including Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) and Aliens of the Deep (2005). Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies and helped create the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. In 2012, Cameron became the first person to solo descend the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible. Cameron's films have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director. Three of Cameron's films are among the top four highest-grossing films of all time; Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Titanic (1997) are the highest, third-highest and fourth-highest-grossing films of all time, respectively. Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion, and is the only director to have had three films grossing over $2 billion. In 2010, Time named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Cameron is also an environmentalist and runs several sustainability businesses. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

85 films

Titanic

19977.9

True Lies

19947.1

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

20267.8

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

20257.5

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

20227.2

The Muse

19995.2

Ghosts of the Abyss

20036.8

Atlantis Rising

20176.1

Score: A Film Music Documentary

20177.2

Amazon Unknown

20137.5

The Alien Saga

20026.3

Disney Worldbuilders

2026

Duets

20005.7

Aliens of the Deep

20056.1

Side by Side

20127.3

Reflections on Titanic

20127.2

Monster Maker

2026

Capturing Avatar

20107.0

Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness

2026

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

20047.0

Iron and Beyond

20026.5

Deepsea Challenge 3D

20146.6

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

20177.4

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

20256.3

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

2026

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

20058.0

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

19997.8

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

20127.4

Last Mysteries Of The Titanic

20056.5

Titanic: Stories from the Heart

20237.0

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

20106.5

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

20055.0

Aliens Expanded

20248.9

Auto Motives

20006.0

Eating You Alive

20167.3

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

20176.6

2024 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

20246.0

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli

20248.3

Attack of the Doc!

20235.3

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

20015.9

The Six

20218.0

Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure

200510.0

Mission Blue

20147.4

Your Studio and You

19956.9

Titanic: Breaking New Ground

19987.0

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron

20237.4

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'

19938.2

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

20037.5

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

1999

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

19983.0

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

20227.0

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

20048.0

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

19917.1

The Exodus Decoded

20066.9

Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck

20207.3

Expedition: Bismarck

20027.2

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

20218.0

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

19936.8

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

20056.8

Alien Evolution

20015.9

Tipping Point: The End of Oil

20118.0

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

19998.5

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

20127.4

The Making of the Terminator

19858.0

Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies

202410.0

Inside Pandora's Box

20235.6

Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction

2026

Brian May's Brief History of 3D

20117.0

2001: The Making of a Myth

20016.6

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

20005.8

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

20014.8

Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun

20108.0

Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

20115.5

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

20037.0

The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

1998

Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon

20066.0

The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective

19926.8

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

20207.0

James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond

2012

James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth

20126.0

A Message from Pandora

20106.0

Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep

20196.2

History in the Making: Titanic

1998

OceanGate Disaster: Minute by Minute

2026

James Cameron: Exploring Minds

2026