The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator (1984)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Android
One of the 2-3 most influential SF films since 1980. James Cameron creates a barrelling powerhouse of a film, all lorded over by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the relentless killer machine in the role that defined his career

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Androids
The first sequel to The Terminator where James Cameron returns with the biggest budget for a film at the time. Cameron harnesses then top-drawer CGI technology to create one of the most original nemeses in any SF film

Avatar (2009)

Avatar (2009)
Rating: ★★★★★
Dec 20, 2009War Between Human Colonists and Aliens
James Cameron’s film was a smash phenomenon. Cameron has relocated the plot of Dances With Wolves on another planet and uses motion capture to create one of the most dazzlingly realised alien worlds on film

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 8, 2023War Between Human Colonists and Aliens
James Cameron finally delivers his sequel to Avatar. Nothing could quite repeat the same phenomenon a second time but this does well with Cameron taking the opportunity to show more depth to his alien world

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 4, 2026War Between Human Colonists and Aliens
James Cameron makes a third venture into the world of Pandora. The question is whether he finds any new territory to explore. What you cannot deny is that he creates a pretty and absorbing picture out of it all