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Spoiler-free premise

Aboard Titanic, wealthy passenger Rose falls for artist Jack while resisting an oppressive engagement before the ship strikes an iceberg.

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In 1912, first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater boards Titanic with fiancé Cal Hockley and mother Ruth, feeling trapped by their expectations. She meets third-class artist Jack Dawson, whose freedom draws her across the ship's social boundaries before disaster.

Why it belongs

Cameron unites star romance with engineering-scale catastrophe, deploying the ship's geography to expose class and survival instantly.

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Full-scale sets, miniature and digital extensions, engine rooms, decks, gates, flooding corridors, James Horner's themes, and Winslet and DiCaprio's chemistry let private romance guide viewers through a complete physical system.

Major award record

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Academy Awards11 wins1998 · official ceremony record ↗
Best Picture1998 · James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producersofficial ceremony record ↗Directing1998 · James Cameronofficial ceremony record ↗

Plus 9 additional wins

Golden Globes4 wins1998 · official film record ↗
Best Motion Picture - Drama1998 · Titanicofficial film record ↗Best Director - Motion Picture1998 · James Cameronofficial film record ↗

Plus 2 additional wins

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 10083
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.6
Engagement7.7
Ease7.4

English · PG-13
Narrative Feature
Mood: Romantic & Reflective