Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed by James Cameron. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a young artist who falls in love with Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Kate Winslet, aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic. The film follows their passionate but doomed love story as the ship hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean. Titanic became a global phenomenon, winning 11 Academy Awards and becoming the highest-grossing film of all time at that point. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in the film catapulted him to international stardom.