James Cameron

Writer and producer. Born 16 August 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.

Titles on Fi1m9 directing · 6 writing · 3 producing · 1 crew · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 6 titles

Oscars3 won · 4 nominated

Born

16 August 1954, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

Active

1981–present

Frequently works with

Jon Landau, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sigourney Weaver, Gale Anne Hurd, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

61Fi1m

57Critics

We rate James’s work 4 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 6 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films, 1 series
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.9bn across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1981–present

Genres

Action5
Science Fiction5
Thriller4
Adventure2
Action & Adventure1
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles poster

77BestTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles2008

45WorstTerminator Genisys2015

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

101980s

131990s

202000s

202010s

202020s

12030s

Co-stars most worked with

Arnold Schwarzenegger4 titles

Sigourney Weaver4 titles

Linda Hamilton3 titles

Michael Biehn3 titles

Sam Worthington3 titles

Stephen Lang3 titles

Producers most worked with

Jon Landau6 titles

Gale Anne Hurd3 titles

Van Ling2 titles