The Terminator (1984)
“Your future is in its hands.”
Movie19841h 48mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 15,264 ratings.
Movie review: The Terminator
The Terminator is a film from 1984. It is catalogued under Action, Thriller, Science Fiction. Its listed tagline is “Your future is in its hands.”
Story
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?
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.7/10 based on 15,264 votes.
Production
Release date: October 26, 1984 · Runtime: 108 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $6,400,000 · Reported revenue: $78,371,200
Official trailer
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Biehn
Linda Hamilton
Paul Winfield
Lance Henriksen
Rick Rossovich
Bess Motta
Earl Boen
Dick Miller
Shawn Schepps
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