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Avatar
2009 2h 42m James Cameron

Avatar

★ 7.9 IMDb
Action & Adventure Fantasy Science-Fiction
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Writer James Cameron
Cast Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
DP Mauro Fiore
Production Designer Rick Carter
Music Simon Franglen
Essays and Criticism
On this film
3D in the 21st Century. Come Into My World: The Dimensions of "Avatar" by Zach Campbell, MUBI Notebook
On James Cameron
A Critical Companion to James Cameron, edited by Adam Barkman and Antonio Sanna by Martin L Jones, Alphaville
In conversation with other films
Watching "Avatar" in Busan by Melis Behlil, FIPRESCI Revisiting DUNE (1984) with Sean Young - Bright Lights Film Journal by C. Jerry Kutner, Bright Lights Film Journal
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Awards & Festivals
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Production Design
Won Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Won Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominated Academy Award for Best Sound
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Score
More from James Cameron
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Aliens
Aliens
1986
Titanic
Titanic
1997
The Abyss
The Abyss
1989
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
True Lies
True Lies
1994
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