How many minutes is the theatrical cut of James Cameron’s Titanic?

The theatrical cut of James Cameron’s Titanic runs for 194 minutes.

That runtime equals 3 hours and 14 minutes, making Titanic one of the longest major films released by a Hollywood studio in the 1990s. Its length accommodates the romance between Jack and Rose, the shipboard social world, and the detailed disaster sequence.

The film’s story begins before the 1912 voyage through the framing narrative involving the wreck site and the search for the Heart of the Ocean. It then follows the ship’s departure, the relationship between the central characters, and the sinking after the iceberg collision.

Runtime figures can vary when people compare the original theatrical version with later home-video editions or extended presentations. The commonly cited theatrical running time is 194 minutes, excluding separate previews and other screening material.