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The Terminator (1984)

ActionAdventureSci-Fi
1984 • R • 107 min • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Terminator (1984) poster
★ 8.1 / 10  IMDb
Action Adventure Sci-Fi
DirectorJames Cameron
WriterJames Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, William Wisher
StarsArnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
CountryUnited Kingdom, United States
Box Office: $38,371,200

About The Terminator

Sent back from a dystopian 2029–where the cold machines have conquered the entire world–to 1984 Los Angeles, the indestructible cyborg-assassin known as the “Terminator” commences his deadly mission…

Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10
IMDb
90%
Rotten Tomatoes
84/100
Metacritic
🏆 9 wins & 8 nominations total

Cast & Crew

Director
James Cameron
Writer
James Cameron
Writer
Gale Anne Hurd
Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor
Linda Hamilton
Actor
Michael Biehn
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The Terminator (1984) is listed as Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi.

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Genre Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

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A starting point for The Terminator

The 1984 film introduces Sarah Connor and the machine sent to kill her, making it the starting point for the original Terminator story. Its pursuit plot sits between science fiction, action and horror. For a continuation of that story, see Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

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