8. Strange Days (1995)
Writer/Producer In 1995 Cameron co-wrote and produced this very underrated slice of Millennium paranoia sci-fi while his ex-wife
Kathryn Bigelow directed. All the Cameron staples are here: technophobia, strong female characters and a vision of the future startling realised on the big screen. Bigelow does a great job in the directors chair and
Strange Days is criminally overlooked when her back catalogue is discussed; it belongs right up there alongside cult classics like
Near Dark,
Point Break and the magnificent
The Hurt Locker.Ralph Fiennes is at his best as lead character Lenny Nero and the rather eclectic cast all give great performances. It is not just Bigelows back catalogue that Strange Days is overlooked in, it barely gets a mention when people discuss Camerons work and while it may not be on a par with the likes of The Terminator and Aliens in terms of notoriety, Strange Days definitely holds its own as a more dark contemporary to Camerons other sci-fi epics.