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Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water" begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

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Narratively, it might be fairly standard stuff -- but visually speaking, Avatar: The Way of Water is a stunningly immersive experience.

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Avatar: The Way of Water's story is predictable, but the visual effects are so spectacular that it hardly matters.

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Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Christina Newland iNews.co.uk It is admirable as a viewing experience, but it has none of the emotional conviction that makes a true movie classic. Rated: 2/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader It would be missing the point to call the proceedings indulgent to the point of self-infatuation: Cameron has built a new world from the remixed bits of this one, and he seems determined that we should not simply visit Pandora, we should live in it. Rated: 2/5 Dec 21, 2022 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com It’s more than you can possibly imagine. A fantasy world so vivid and real it commands your full attention for 3h 12m. And when it’s done, you’ll still want to linger in this heightened state of make believe. Rated: 4/4 Dec 21, 2022 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (4) William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews James Cameron’s long-awaited blockbuster sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is a big, boisterous, beautiful return to Pandora. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Nadya Martinez The Latin Times Avatar: The Way of Water, the long awaited sequel to Cameron’s Avatar - the highest grossing film of all time - was ultimately mesmerizing and a mind-blowing immersive visual experience taking audiences on a epic adventure unlike anything seen before. Rated: 8/10 Jul 8, 2024 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Swara Salih The Nerds of Color Overall, Avatar: The Way of Water is a colossal disappointment on a story and character level, saved only by its stunning visuals (at least when they’re not too garish). Rated: C- Jul 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gabe 13 years later, after the first film, this movie was worth the wait. It's more than just Ultra realistic Visuals it tells the struggles of parenting and grief and animal cruelty, and Lo'ak was very cool and sympathetically relatable being like his Father from the first film, This is an Improvement over the first Avatar in almost every way Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Avatrrrr See this in IMAX if you can. Visually mind blowing. Fairly lame white savior plot as the original though. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Drew D Love it, but just a tick below the original. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review First name L The way of watered down storytelling. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review devon Great movie just watching but In 3d I was with a group of 9 and we keep taking off our glasses bc it hurt but definitely a 10/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Jeff C No justice to the first. Felt more like a stand alone film that was made just to set up the next, but it never really set itself to be anything but okay. I can watch the first film from time to time and it never gets old. This one got stale half way through the very first time watching. I hope the next installment is better... way better. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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James Cameron Director Sam Worthington Jake Zoe Saldana Neytiri Sigourney Weaver Kiri Stephen Lang Quaritch Cliff Curtis Tonowari
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Synopsis Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water" begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Director
James Cameron

Producer
James Cameron, Jon Landau

Screenwriter
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Distributor
20th Century Studios

Production Co
20th Century Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment

Rating
PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Intense Action|Sequences of Strong Violence|Some Strong Language)

Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 16, 2022, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2023

Box Office (Gross USA)
$684.1M

Runtime
3h 12m

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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