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A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
- Release Date
- December 18, 2009
- Director
- James Cameron
- Cast
- Sam Worthington , Zoe Saldana , Stephen Lang
- Runtime
- 162 minutes
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
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