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), wi...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Avatar 5
2031
Screenplay, Director, Characters
The fifth installment of the Avatar franchise.

Avatar 4
2029
Screenplay, Story, Director
The fourth installment of the Avatar franchise.

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
Screenplay, Director, Story
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash Peop...

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews ...

There Is Another Way
2025
Executive Producer
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants—Israelis and Palestinians...

Alien, Terror in Space
2025
as Self (archive footage)
In space, no one can hear you scream! the catchy slogan that accompanies Alien sums up the unprecedented stakes of this film that will mark the histor...

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
Since 1987, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored individuals for the significant impact they've had on the Disney legacy. See the 2024 honore...

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
2024
as Self
Highlights Rajamouli’s influence on Indian and international cinema, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self
Exploring James Cameron’s beloved science-fiction epic from teeth to tail, Aliens Expanded is truly the most in-depth, passionate and innovative celeb...

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
2024
as Self - Director (archive footage)
She stood up to Alien: Sigourney Weaver has shown that women can put up a powerful fight. She became the mother of the modern action heroine in cinema...

Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
2024
as Self
How Stockton Rush's deadly dive to the fabled Titanic wreckage in the Titan submersible became a cautionary tale about the risks of innovation.
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self
Director James Cameron, producer Jon Landau, and star Kate Winslet, share memories and favorite moments, and recount the challenges of making the grea...

Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show! chronicled the rise of nerd culture. G4TV's flagship show launched th...

Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
A series of featurettes on the challenges facing cast and crew as filmmakers devise new technologies to push the limits of cinema

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
2023
as Self
The Academy Award-winning director and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large James Cameron adds a postscript to his fictional retelling of the tragedy...

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
2023
Executive Producer
The Academy Award-winning director and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large James Cameron adds a postscript to his fictional retelling of the tragedy...

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
Story, Director, Screenplay
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follo...

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
A historical journey spanning half a century and beyond at Walt Disney World, featuring spectacular visuals, musical performances, and interviews.

The Six
2021
as Self
The story of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic disaster was written out of history. In The Six, we learn how these remarkable men beat the odds...

The Six
2021
Executive Producer
The story of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic disaster was written out of history. In The Six, we learn how these remarkable men beat the odds...

Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
2020
as Self
The Titanic is under a new threat. Resting at over 12,500 feet below sea level and 380 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, the most famous s...

Akashinga: The Brave Ones
2020
Executive Producer
Single mothers, abandoned wives and survivors of sexual and domestic violence enroll in an intense training selection to join rangers protecting eleph...

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly curious and enthusiastic underwater filmmaker who die...

Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
Producer, Characters, Story
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to sav...

The Game Changers
2019
Executive Producer
From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is intr...

Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Producer, Screenplay
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes ...

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
as Self
For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self
This retrospective documentary focuses on the cast and crew reminiscing about the making of the film and its legacy. It features new interviews James ...

Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on t...

Atlantis Rising
2017
as Self
James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.

Atlantis Rising
2017
Executive Producer
James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.

Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight
2016
Co-Director, Co-Producer
When a natural catastrophe threatens to destroy the sacred Tree of Souls, Ralu and Entu, two Omaticaya boys on the brink of adulthood, fearlessly deci...

Eating You Alive
2016
as Self
How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a time.

Beyond Glory
2015
Executive Producer
Follows acclaimed actor Stephen Lang as he tracks the ten year odyssey behind his one-man show about eight medal of honor recipients.

Terminator Genisys
2015
Characters
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unkn...

Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014
as Self
Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Camer...

Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014
Executive Producer
Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Camer...

Mission Blue
2014
as Self
This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the world's oceans from threats such as overfishing and toxic waste.

Amazon Unknown
2013
as Self
Documentary about the conflicts currently involving the Amazon. The film captures the everyday activity of several social groups fighting for their sp...

Gravity
2013
Thanks
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight befo...

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013
as Self - Filmmaker
Documentary about the invention of MORF, the program for morphing, which was created for the film Willow (1988).

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
2012
Producer
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of C...

James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
2012

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Foc...

Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the last major Hollywood epics; Titanic. Cast and crew sp...

Side by Side
2012
as Self
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...

Titanic: 100 Years On
2012
as Self
The "unsinkable" floating palace set sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York. An iceberg ended this monumental journ...

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Self
James Cameron brings together some the world's leading Titanic experts, including engineers, naval architects, artists and historians, to solve the li...

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
Executive Producer
James Cameron brings together some the world's leading Titanic experts, including engineers, naval architects, artists and historians, to solve the li...
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
2012
as Self
In late March 2012, as the world held its breath, Oscar winning director and National Geographic Explorer James Cameron, and his Australian-designed v...

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
2012
Thanks
An invasion alien threatens the fate of humanity and begins in a village where there are Bill Johnson, John West and Max Giggs. The friends escape fro...

Tipping Point: The End of Oil
2011
as Self
In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no one expected was that a tiny Native community, livin...

Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
as Self
A look into the history of 3D by Brian May from Queen.

Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
2011
as Self
Gives insight into the creators mindset and how they culled from real life events to create some of the biggest sci-fi films of all time.

Sanctum
2011
Executive Producer, Presenter
Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—inc...

Capturing Avatar
2010
as Self
Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as...

A Message from Pandora
2010
as Self
A Message from Pandora is a special feature produced by James Cameron about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tribu...

Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
2010
Thanks
A massacre tinted Cascallares with blood and time covered the events with a cloak of silence. Ten years later, a group returns to the place to investi...

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
as Self
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.

Avatar
2009
Director, Writer, Editor
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecti...

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008
Thanks
In this concert film, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus performs a slew of hit songs, including 'Just Like You' and 'Life's What You Make It.'

The Lost Tomb Of Jesus
2007
Executive Producer
Academy Award winning director James Cameron and Emmy Award winning investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici have joined forces and produced a docum...

The Exodus Decoded
2006
as Narrator
Exodus Decoded is a documentary created by Jewish Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, in which new evidence in favor of the historicity of the Bibli...

The Exodus Decoded
2006
Production Director, Executive Producer
Exodus Decoded is a documentary created by Jewish Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, in which new evidence in favor of the historicity of the Bibli...
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
2006
as Self
From the explorers / filmmakers of Amazon Trek and Whales of Atlantis Join two men on their expeditions to new frontiers, from the Abyss to Outer Spac...

Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
2005
as Self
Tony Robinson accompanies James Cameron, the Oscar-winning writer, director and producer of the blockbuster film Titanic (1997), on a poignant farewel...

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
A light-hearted documentary dedicated to the cast and crew of Titanic, created by directors of photography, Ed W. Marsh, and Anders Falk.
Titanic: Behind The Scenes
2005
as Self
Behind the scenes featurettes on the making of Titanic, included in the special features of the DVD and Blu-ray release.
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
2005
as Self
Sitting inside his mini-sub, two and a half miles under the Atlantic Ocean, James Cameron is playing the ultimate video game. Using piloting techniqu...

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005
as Self
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.

Crash
2005
Production Assistant
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a...

Aliens of the Deep
2005
as Self
James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of...

Aliens of the Deep
2005
Director, Producer, Cinematography
James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of...

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
A Biography of George Lucas.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
2003
Executive Producer
12,000 feet down, life is erupting. Alvin, a deep-sea mechanized probe, makes a voyage some 12,000 feet underwater to explore the Azores, a constantly...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Characters
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can t...

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back t...

Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
Director, Producer
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back t...

Expedition: Bismarck
2002
as Self
James Cameron take several survivors from the German ship and crew, and together use state of the art technology to discover the ship wreck as it is t...

Expedition: Bismarck
2002
Director
James Cameron take several survivors from the German ship and crew, and together use state of the art technology to discover the ship wreck as it is t...

Solaris
2002
Producer
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Director
This short documentary explores just how the film Pumping Iron revolutionized the fitness industry and created an international icon in Arnold Schwarz...

The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. T...

Alien Evolution
2001
as Self
Mark Kermode brings a tribute to the successful Alien series, featuring interviews with the cast members and directors, including Sigourney Weaver and...

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
Many cast and crew interviews cue us in on the making of the film The Terminator (1984). From James Cameron's first concept to casting to practical ef...

2001: The Making of a Myth
2001
as Self
The making of Stanley Kubrick's classic space epic, presented by James Cameron, including unseen footage.

Duets
2000
as Karaoke singer (uncredited)
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Oma...

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
as Self
This overly entertaining making-of for the Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) spin-off, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996), reveals everything from conc...

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
as Self
A tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the man behind some of cinema's greatest fantasy films - Th...

The Muse
1999
as James Cameron
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace."
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
1998
as Self
This documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, shows the making of the Oscar-winning movie by James Cameron.

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does mar...

The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
1998
as himself
The nominees for the 1998 Oscar for Best Director — Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, James L. Brooks, Gus Van Sant and Curtis Hanson — discuss their c...

Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
1997
as Self
A 1997 HBO First Look episode about the making of Titanic, following the release of the film.

Titanic
1997
as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...

Titanic
1997
Director, Editor, Producer
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...

Alien Resurrection
1997
Characters
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises...

Traveller
1997
Thanks
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected...
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
1996
Director
Three freedom fighters attack a large corporation to prevent a future apocalypse.

Strange Days
1995
Screenplay, Producer, Additional Editing
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience ...

Apollo 13
1995
Visual Effects Design Consultant
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...

Your Studio and You
1995
as James Cameron
A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring cam...

True Lies
1994
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with ...

Cronos
1993
Thanks
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called ...

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993
as Self
Documentary about the challenging making of the sci-fi film "The Abyss" , with commentary by various actors and crew, outtakes and behind-the-scenes f...

T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
A documentary about scenes that were deleted from the original theatrical release of Terminator 2.

Alien³
1992
Characters
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfo...
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992
as Self
An interview session with Arnold Schwarzenegger and director James Cameron gives us a better understanding of how hard it was making Terminator, The (...

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
Documentary of the making of the sequel to the popular Schwarzenegger film, The Terminator.

Point Break
1991
Executive Producer
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and John...

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Director, Producer, Writer
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellio...

Blue Steel
1990
Thanks
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

The Abyss
1989
Director, Writer
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...

Aliens
1986
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...

Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Screenplay
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of V...

The Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Terminator, the now-classic science fiction film about an ordinary...

The Terminator
1984
Director, Writer
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Con...

Android
1982
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Eccentric scientist Dr. Daniel and his shy assistant Max lead a quiet life on their space station, carrying out illegal research on androids, until th...

Piranha II: The Spawning
1982
Director, Screenplay
A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of pira...

Galaxy of Terror
1981
Second Unit, Production Design
As a lone spaceship proceeds on its long voyage across space, the crew are surprised to encounter a strange pyramid form. Surprise turns to horror as ...

Escape from New York
1981
Matte Painter, Visual Effects Art Director
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US pre...

Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
Art Direction, Visual Effects
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Xenogenesis
1978
Director, Writer, Production Design
A woman and an engineered man are sent in a gigantic sentient starship to search space for a place to start a new life cycle. Raj decides to take a lo...
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
N/A
as Self
An in-depth look at the past four decades of work by legendary martial artist, Jackie Chan.

Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
N/A
as Self
This documentary is shown at the exhibition at MoPOP

2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
N/A
as Self
A detailed look into a key element of action filmmaking, the second unit. We go behind the scenes and allow some of the biggest names in Hollywood to ...
Liu ren-Tai tan ni ke hao shang de zhong guo xing cun zhe
N/A
Producer
Fantastic Voyage
N/A
Producer
A remake of the 1966 sci fi classic.
Ghosts of Hiroshima
N/A
Director, Producer, Writer
The true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got on a train to Nagasaki, and then survived the nuc...
The Devils
N/A
Writer, Director
An adaptation of Joe Abercrombie's best-selling 2025 novel, a dark fantasy epic centering on a special force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from ...