James Cameron's Best Movies
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James Cameron's Best Movies

Blue feline aliens are just the tip of the iceberg. How would you rank the director's biggest movie moments?

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1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Thanks to its epic themes, massive set pieces, and groundbreaking effects, T2 surpassed the original in every way. 557 1171
2 Aliens
Aliens took a haunted-house movie set in space, lifted a few ideas, jacked up its heroine, and made war-movie history. 538 1110
3 The Terminator
The movie that made Arnold a star and gave Cameron a chance to meld his B-movie roots with amazing technical precision. 526 1062
4 Titanic
There's never been a phenomenon quite like this romance, which had audiences coming back to theaters again and again. 358 1152
5 Avatar
Cameron's blue nature-loving aliens dominated the box office with their 3-D antics, enchanting the entire world with the director's vision. 344 1170
6 The Abyss
This underwater adventure's cool aliens and groundbreaking visuals changed the special-effects industry for good. 289 887
7 True Lies
Cameron perfectly melds comedy and action in this tale of a superspy trying to solve his domestic issues while kicking terrorist butt. 288 956
8 Ghosts of the Abyss
Cameron explores the wreck of the Titanic with his friend (and frequent collaborator) Bill Paxton for this documentary. -342 688
9 Piranha II: The Spawning
This sequel to the original Jaws rip-off -- about a school of terrorizing fish -- has more than its share of schlocky charm. -466 736