Movie poster for The Terminator
TMDb Rating
7.7/10

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The Terminator (1984)

ActionThrillerScience Fiction
108 min

"Your future is in its hands."

Plot Summary

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Director

James Cameron

Top Cast

Arnold SchwarzeneggerMichael BiehnLinda HamiltonPaul WinfieldLance Henriksen

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