Avatar

Credit: 20th Century Studios

Genre

science fiction, epic

Release Date

December 18th, 2009

Directed By

James Cameron

Written By

James Cameron

Produced By

James Cameron, Jon Landau

Starring

Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi

Length

162 minutes

Budget

$237 million

Box Office

$2.92 billion

Awards

Academy Award for 'Best Cinematography', Academy Award for 'Best Art Direction', Academy Award for 'Best Visual Effects', Golden Globe Award for 'Best Motion Picture – Drama', Golden Globe Award for 'Best Director'

Location

Pandora

Fiction

yes

Summary

Former US Marine Jake Sully is recruited to travel to Pandora, where he controls an "avatar" body created from human and Na'vi DNA. Initially tasked with helping a mining corporation gain access to valuable resources, Jake instead becomes immersed in Na'vi culture after falling in love with Neytiri. As tensions escalate between the human colonists and Pandora's indigenous inhabitants, Jake must choose between his military mission and protecting the world and people he has come to call home.

Fun Facts

James Cameron spent more than a decade developing the technology needed to realise his vision for 'Avatar'. ### The Na'vi language was created specifically for the film by linguist Paul Frommer. ### 'Avatar' became the first film to gross more than $2 billion worldwide.

Related Movies

'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Dances with Wolves', 'District 9', 'John Carter', 'Alita: Battle Angel'

‘Avatar’ is a 2009 epic science fiction film directed, written, produced and co-edited by James Cameron. Set in the mid-22nd century, the film follows a disabled former Marine who inhabits a genetically engineered Na’vi body to infiltrate the indigenous inhabitants of Pandora, a lush moon rich in valuable natural resources.

Combining groundbreaking motion-capture performances with revolutionary visual effects, ‘Avatar’ redefined cinematic technology and immersive world-building. The film became a global phenomenon, earning widespread critical acclaim for its visual achievements, environmental themes and ambitious storytelling. It remains the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (following multiple re-releases) and launched one of cinema’s most successful franchises.