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Titanic (1997)

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Reviews Counted:95

Fresh:77

Rotten:18

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: A mostly unqualified triumph for Cameron, who offers a dizzying blend of spectacular visuals and old-fashioned melodrama.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language.

Runtime: 3 hrs 14 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 19, 1997 Wide

Synopsis: Featuring spectacular special effects set amidst the backdrop of one of the most tragic events of the 20th century, James Cameron's award-winning TITANIC stands as one of the greatest Hollywood... Featuring spectacular special effects set amidst the backdrop of one of the most tragic events of the 20th century, James Cameron's award-winning TITANIC stands as one of the greatest Hollywood spectaculars of all time. Beginning with an undersea expedition in the 1990s, in which scuba divers are searching the sunken ship for lost relics, a painting of young Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is found. This triggers a flashback to the young woman's story as it happened on the doomed Titanic. Rose is a daughter of privilege on her way to be married to an arrogant but wealthy young man (Billy Zane). Despairing, Rose finds herself falling in love with Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a carefree and poor young artist who is also aboard. When the great ship strikes an iceberg and begins to sink, Rose and Jack have only each other as their world falls apart around them. Director James Cameron spared no expense in bringing his simple yet powerful love story to life, building a 90% scale model of the ship, fussing over the tiniest details, and ultimately spending some $200 million dollars. A worldwide smash, TITANIC received fourteen Academy Award nominations and 11 wins, including Best Picture. Despite all the lavish sets and special effects, the film would be nothing without the emotional core provided by stars Winslet and DiCaprio, who give star making performances as the tragic young lovers. [More]

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart, Victor Garber, Suzy Amis, Lewis Abernathy, Nicholas Cascone, Anatoly M. Sagalevitch, Jason Barry, Ewan Stewart, Ioan Gruffudd, Jonathan Phillips, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Richard Graham, Paul Brightwell, Ron Donachie, Eric Braeden, Charlotte Chatton, Bernard Fox, Michael Ensign, Fannie Brett, Jenette Goldstein, Camilla Overbye Roos, Linda Kerns, Amy Gaipa, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Rochelle Rose, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Brian Walsh, Rocky Taylor, Alexandria Owens, Simon Crane, Edward Fletcher, Scott G. Anderson, Martin East, Craig Kelly, Gregory Cooke, Liam Tuohy, James Lancaster, Elsa Raven, Lew Palter, Reece P. Thompson, Laramie Landis, Alison Waddell, Amber Waddell, Mark Rafael Truitt, John Walcutt, Terry Forrestal, Derek Lea, Richard Ashton, Sean Nepita, Brendan Connolly, David Cronnelly, Garth Wilton, Martin Laing, Richard Fox, Nick Meaney, Kevin Owers, Mark Capri, Marc Cass, Paul Herbert, Emmett James, Christopher Byrne, Oliver Page, James Garrett, Erik Holland, Jari Kinnunen, Anders Falk, Martin Hub, Seth Adkins, Barry Dennen, Vern Urich, Rebecca Jane Klingler, Tricia O'Neil, Kathleen S. Dunn, Romeo Francis, Mandana Marino, Van Ling, Bjorn, Dan Pettersson, Shay Duffin, Greg Ellis, Diana Morgan

Director: James Cameron

Director: James Cameron
Producer: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Composer: James Horner
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Extravagant, exhilarating, devastating, poetic, romantic and totally unforgettable, Titanic is an extraordinary achievement in film making, where technology astounds, yet the human story shines even brighter

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/03/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

You will walk out of Titanic not talking about budget or running time, but of its enormous emotive power, big as the engines of the ship itself, determined as its giant propellers to gouge into your heart, and as lasting as the love story that propels it.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
10/03/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Now it can be told: The Titanic went down because of two distracting smoochers on the poop deck.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment 17 Comments
01/29/08
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

In the end, Cameron's monumental epic still prises open the tear ducts.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/29/08
Channel 4 Film

A spectacular demonstration of what modern technology can contribute to dramatic storytelling.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/29/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Titanic is a good, often stunning movie caught in a three-and-a-half hour drift.

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01/29/08
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
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This is Cameron at his best.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment 1 Comment
01/29/08
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Titanic is big, bold, touchingly uncynical filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
01/29/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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James Cameron skillfully applies state of the art special effects to classic American storytelling, resulting in winning modern and old-fashioned tale that combines the generic pleasures of disaster flicks and tragic romances

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/18/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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There is nothing to dislike about this film.

Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment 5 Comments
05/22/07
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers
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Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Perhaps the most melancholy thing about Titanic is its celebration of romantic ideals to the exclusion of such self-denying virtues as honor, duty, and heroism.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
10/27/06
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Cost: well over $200m. Disregarding the ethics of such expenditure on a film, this unprecedented extravagance has not resulted in sophisticated or even very satisfying storytelling.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 11 Comments
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

A brilliantly designed, but emotionally shallow romance set during the infamous sinking of the luxury liner in 1912.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/27/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A grand and classy production.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
12/06/05
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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It's something of an ingenuous revision of the standard disaster movie.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/23/05
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

An enormous technical achievement with a wonderfully big heart.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The spectacle of the ship will enchant you, and the tragedy of the victims will haunt you for many days after you've seen it.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
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Abyss-mal.

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07/23/04
Martin Scribbs
Martin Scribbs
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Rose and Jack are burdened with simplistic characterisation and atrocious dialogue.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment 6 Comments
01/08/04
Dragan Antulov
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