Overview
A timeless love story set against the backdrop of a tragic maritime disaster.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- romantic
- wistful
- sweeping
- romantic movie night
- epic film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's monumental production design, visual effects, emotional romance, and leading performances, while acknowledging its lengthy, unabashedly melodramatic approach.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The recreated ocean liner, iceberg collision, flooding interiors, and sinking sequence are central visual attractions.
Rose's engagement and upper-class family position conflict with her relationship with third-class passenger Jack.
Old Rose recounts the 1912 voyage to visitors aboard the Keldysh decades after the disaster.
The Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking steadily overtake the lovers' personal conflict.
Films like Titanic, and why
Atonement
sweeping historical romance, class division, and tragic emotional scale
The Poseidon Adventure
large-scale maritime disaster, doomed relationships, and spectacle-driven melodrama
The English Patient
period romance shaped by social hierarchy, forbidden desire, and tragic fate
Doctor Zhivago
lavish historical romance pairing intimate character drama with social class conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- James Cameron
- Release Date
- 1997-12-18
- Runtime
- 194 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (27810)
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Kate Winslet
- Billy Zane
- Kathy Bates
- Frances Fisher
- Gloria Stuart
- Bill Paxton
- Bernard Hill
- David Warner
- Victor Garber
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Titanic about?
- A privileged young woman finds forbidden freedom with a drifting artist as the Titanic's maiden voyage becomes an unforgettable catastrophe.
- What is Titanic like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Titanic as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Titanic violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Titanic as mild.
- What did critics think of Titanic?
- Critics broadly praised the film's monumental production design, visual effects, emotional romance, and leading performances, while acknowledging its lengthy, unabashedly melodramatic approach.
- Which films are like Titanic?
- Films with a similar feel include Atonement, The Poseidon Adventure, The English Patient, and Doctor Zhivago.
- How long is Titanic?
- Titanic runs 194 minutes.
- Where can I watch Titanic?
- In United States, Titanic streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel.
