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.
Titanic interweaves an epic romance with the 1912 maritime disaster, recounted by an elderly survivor who recalls falling for a young artist aboard the doomed liner despite the rigid divisions of class. Director James Cameron pairs sweeping spectacle with intimate drama, blending tender love story and harrowing catastrophe. Themes of class, fate, and enduring memory anchor its grand emotional scale. Earning a MagicMovieScore of 7.9, this 1997 release suits viewers who love large-canvas historical romances and disaster dramas, offering both heartfelt connection and the awe and tragedy of an unforgettable real-life event.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Jack Dawson

Kate Winslet
Rose DeWitt Bukater

Billy Zane
Cal Hockley

Kathy Bates
Molly Brown

Frances Fisher
Ruth DeWitt Bukater

Gloria Stuart
Old Rose

Bill Paxton
Brock Lovett

Bernard Hill
Captain Smith
27,092 ratings, tightly clustered. This score is unlikely to move more than 0.02 with new ratings.
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Release Date
December 18, 1997
Runtime
3h 14m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director