Ground breaker. Game changer. The King of the World. Director James Cameron went from cult sci-fi rising star to box-office dominator at faster than light speed.

As much a technical innovator as he is a visionary artist, Cameron has proven himself the master of his own cinematic destiny. His methods have often been controversial, but the results are undeniably impactful.

Taking in his scrappy early days, his impressive breakthrough with The Terminator, his colossal triumph with Titanic, his real-life adventures in planet Earth's most extreme environment, and his astonishing world-building success with Avatar, this is a truly essential guide to Cameron's stellar filmography.