The 2009 film set on Pandora is 'AVATAR'. Directed, written, produced and co-edited by James Cameron, AVATAR is a science fiction epic set in the year 2154. The story follows a paraplegic marine who is sent to Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, to help the human mining colony gain control of the planet's resources. The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time and winning numerous awards.