Agree about Cameron’s ability to direct action scenes. Arguably the best scene involving action in any film is the Tech Noir shootout, followed by the car chase in the first Terminator film. I still remember how thrilled I was watching it for the first time.
Yes it’s strange that it took 22 replies to mention Cameron. Linklater is another good mention- the Before films are really good (I haven’t watched the third Before film yet). Dazed And Confused is fantastic.