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26/10/1984 Action, Thriller, Science Fiction 1h 48m
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Your future is in its hands.

Overview

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?

  1. James Cameron

    Writer, Director

  2. Gale Anne Hurd

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Terminator

  2. Michael Biehn

    Kyle Reese

  3. Linda Hamilton

    Sarah Connor

  4. Paul Winfield

    Traxler

  5. Lance Henriksen

    Vukovich

  6. Rick Rossovich

    Matt

  7. Bess Motta

    Ginger

  8. Earl Boen

    Silberman

  9. Dick Miller

    Pawnshop Clerk

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Reviews

A review by Gimly
Written by Gimly on 2018-03-19
I know saying this puts me in the minority, but the first _Terminator_ movie is actually my favourite of the franchise. That's not a knock on the second movie, _Judgment Day_ is **awesome**. But I really dig the lower down, dark, sci-fi horror vibe of the original (it **is** a knock on every movie in the series that came after _T2_ though).

Schwarzenegger as the titular Terminator is inspired casting. Firstly, any restrictions he had in acting ability back in the 80s are brushed aside by the fact that he's playing a cold, unfeeling machine. And can you imagine someone who looks like that co...read the rest
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Recommendations

  1. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines61%
  2. Terminator Salvation60%
  3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day81%
  4. The 6th Day60%
  5. Blade Runner79%
  6. Upgrade75%
  7. Chappie67%
  8. Terminator: Dark Fate64%
  9. Monsters of Man63%
  10. Wifelike66%
  11. 57 Seconds61%
  12. Total Recall60%
  13. The Book of Eli68%
  14. Looper69%
  15. Doomsday59%
  16. Turbo Kid64%
  17. Afterburn62%
  18. The Machine59%
  19. The Matrix Resurrections63%
  20. Replicant58%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,400,000.00

Revenue
$78,371,200.00

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