“Avatar” Theatrical & Director’s Cut Comparison

This is a shot-by-shot comparison between the theatrical and director’s cut of the movie. You can explore the matching, moved and deleted fragments on the timeline chart below.

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Theatrical cut length 2 h. 41 min.
Director’s cut length 2 h. 58 min.
Added in director’s cut 17 min. 41 sec.
Moved 4 min. 9 sec.


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Theatrical cut
Director’s cut
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02 Oct 2018
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