Titanic (1997)
Nothing on earth could come between them.
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 18 December 1997 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | James Cameron |
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane |
| Runtime | 194 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Roger Ebert 4/4 · James Berardinelli 4/4 · Gene Siskel 3.5/4 · Peter Travers 4/4 · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 8/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 88% · Metacritic 75/100 · IMDb 8.0/10 · TMDB users 7.9/10 |
| Budget | $200 million |
| Box office | $1.85 billion worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
James Cameron directs this 1997 drama and romance, running 194 minutes. That is over 3 hours of ocean, class warfare, and a ghost story told by a 101-year-old woman. It is a film for people who have 3 hours to spare and no plans. The tagline promises nothing on earth could come between the leads, which is a bold claim for a movie about a ship that sinks.
What the critics said
Critics mostly agreed on the spectacle, though they disagreed on the soul. Roger Ebert gave it 4/4. Gene Siskel settled for 3.5/4. Rotten Tomatoes lists an 88% Tomatometer score as of January 2026. Metacritic gives it a 75/100 Metascore, also as of January 2026. That gap suggests the critics loved the iceberg but found the romance a bit... wet.
How it did with audiences
It cost $200 million and took in $1.9 billion worldwide, a financial feat that made the 1998 industry year look less like a slump and more like a windfall. Audiences rated it 8.0/10 on IMDb as of February 2026, while TMDB users give it a 7.9. Those numbers suggest the romance landed harder than the studio budgeted, even if the math eventually got a bit crowded by later re-releases.
Awards
At the 1998 Academy Awards, Titanic took home 11 of its 14 nominations. It was the second film to win that many, following Ben-Hur. The Golden Globes added Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. The soundtrack spent 16 weeks at number one. It’s a lot of hardware for a movie about a ship sinking.
What came next for the cast
DiCaprio went from Gilbert Grape to Inception. Winslet moved from Sense and Sensibility to Divergent. That is a shift. Billy Zane went from Back to the Future to Zoolander 2. The trajectory is distinct. Kathy Bates went from Misery to American Horror Story. The credits do not prove the film caused any of it. They just list what followed. One of those paths looks like a dream. The other looks like a very specific comedy choice.
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Sources
- Titanic on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q44578 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Titanic (1997 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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