James Cameron
Directing
Born: Aug 16, 1954
From: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
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, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies | Self | 2024 | 10.0 |
| Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron | Self | 2023 | 7.4 |
| Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023 | 5.6 |
| Attack of the Doc! | Self | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Titanic: Stories from the Heart | Self | 2023 | 7.0 |
| The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World | Self | 2021 | 8.0 |
| Deepsea Challenge 3D | Self | 2014 | 6.621 |
| Mission Blue | Self | 2014 | 7.433 |
| James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond | 2012 | — | |
| Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron | Self | 2012 | 7.5 |
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 | 7.239 |
| Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | 2012 | 7.4 |
| James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth | Self | 2012 | 6.0 |
| Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth | Self | 2011 | 5.5 |
| Brian May's Brief History of 3D | Self | 2011 | 7.0 |
| Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010 | 6.455 |
| Capturing Avatar | Self | 2010 | 6.95 |
| Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon | Self | 2006 | 6.0 |
| Last Mysteries Of The Titanic | Self | 2005 | 6.5 |
| George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Self | 2005 | 5.0 |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 | 7.015 |
| Ghosts of the Abyss | Self | 2003 | 6.838 |
| Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Self | 2003 | 7.548 |
| Expedition: Bismarck | Self | 2002 | 7.196 |
| Iron and Beyond | Self - Director | 2002 | 6.5 |
| 2001: The Making of a Myth | Self | 2001 | 6.6 |
| Alien Evolution | Self | 2001 | 5.938 |
| Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs | Self | 1999 | 8.5 |
| Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self | 1998 | 3.0 |
| Your Studio and You | James Cameron | 1995 | 6.871 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1954 |
| From | Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |