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James Cameron

Best rated: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8.6)

Films
13
Avg rating
7.30
Peak run
1984’94
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

James Cameron, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1984 to 1994, 7.983456789198519901995200020052010201520202025Terminator 2: Judgment Day 8.6Piranha II: The Spawning 3.8Career avg 7.30

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

James Cameron's career barcodecoolhot
198213 films2026
Current formLast 5: 7.28 vs career 7.30 (−0.02)
  1. LAliens of the Deep2005 · 6.3−1.0
  2. WAvatar2009 · 7.9+0.6
  3. WAvatar: The Way of Water2022 · 7.5+0.2
  4. LAvatar: Fire and Ash2025 · 7.2−0.1
  5. WBillie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft2026 · 7.5+0.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

James by the numbers

Average
7.30
13 rated films
Vote weighted
7.45
bigger films count more
Median
7.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.23
rating spread
Career
45y
1982 to 2026
Total votes
7.51M
across every film
Best
8.6
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Worst
3.8
Piranha II: The Spawning
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft posterBillie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft7.53,817
2025Avatar: Fire and Ash posterAvatar: Fire and Ash7.2214K
2022Avatar: The Way of Water posterAvatar: The Way of Water7.5649K
2009Avatar posterAvatar7.91.52M
2005Aliens of the Deep6.33,707
2003Ghosts of the Abyss6.86,839
1997Titanic posterTitanic8.01.42M
1994True Lies posterTrue Lies7.3304K
1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day posterTerminator 2: Judgment Day8.61.3M
1989The Abyss posterThe Abyss7.5211K
1986Aliens posterAliens8.4850K
1984The Terminator posterThe Terminator8.11.02M
1982Piranha II: The Spawning posterPiranha II: The Spawning3.811,160
Better together?

James Cameron's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On James Cameron

8 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2023
    James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2010
    Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2010
    James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2010
    James Cameron
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2010
    James Cameron
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1998
    James Cameron
    Won
  • Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 1998
    Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1998
    James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
    Won

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