Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction action-adventure film directed by James Cameron .
Special edition : < /ref > } } Avatar ( marketed as James Cameron 's Avatar ) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed , written , produced , and co-edited by James Cameron , and starring Sam Worthington , Zoe Saldana , Stephen Lang , Michelle Rodriguez , and Sigourney Weaver .
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