The Terminator (1984)

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In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created 'THE TERMINATOR'

Directed By James Cameron James Cameron Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Linda Hamilton Linda Hamilton  •  Michael Biehn Michael Biehn  •  Earl Boen Earl Boen  •  Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen Genres Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot  •  Sci-Fi Action  •  Science Fiction  •  Thriller  •  Time Travel Film Studios &
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The Terminator  •  Orion Pictures  •  National Film Registry  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Nominated  •  Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Winning  •  Time Out: New York's 100 Best Action Movies  •  Complex's 50 Indie Movies You Need to See Before You Die  •  Time Out: London's 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies  •  They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? Top 1000 Horror Movies
Release Info 1984-10-26T00:00:00Z October 26, 1984
Color  •  108 minutes R Rated R
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Comments (10)

 
Meleth

Meleth on 10/15/2013 Reply  · 

waah!! i used to love this :DD the coolet man on earth :D

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Meleth

Meleth on 10/15/2013 Reply  · 

*s

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cheesydog1

cheesydog1 on 4/13/2014 Reply  · 

Not as good as 2 was

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jakesnake21

jakesnake21 on 7/9/2015 Reply  · 

way better than 2 .

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TommyDoyle78

TommyDoyle78 on 9/5/2015 Reply  · 

T2 is far better than it, but still a chilling masterpiece.

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TommyDoyle78

TommyDoyle78 on 10/16/2015 Reply  · 

Interesting to see how it improves on past views. Very interesting Indeed.

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Critique

Critique on 1/27/2022 Reply  · 

I swear that this movie illuminates more tangibility with horror rather than action, especially in the denouement.

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JimmyMcGill

JimmyMcGill on 8/27/2022 Reply  · 

Never has Arnold Schwarzenegger feel so menacing in a role before.

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Godfella1994

Godfella1994 on 1/29/2023 Reply  · 

While some of the special effects haven't aged well, it is still a great movie, that never gets old.

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