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Mar 2023
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'Titanic' movie 25 years later | Learn E...

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The movie ""Titanic"" shattered box-office records, demonstrated the possibility of special effects, and elevated artists like Leonardo DiCaprio and Celine Dion to stardom. Now, 25 years later, James Cameron's three-hour epic film has been re-released in 3-D, and it's just as good as when it came out. Plus, learn the English phrasal verb ""root for.""

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