The Terminator

The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.

7.7

15,191 votes

October 26, 1984

1h 48m

Action
Thriller
Science Fiction

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?

Directed by

James Cameron

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Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terminator
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Traxler
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Vukovich
Rick Rossovich
Rick Rossovich
Matt
Bess Motta
Bess Motta
Ginger
Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Silberman
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Pawnshop Clerk
Shawn Schepps
Shawn Schepps
Nancy
B
Bruce M. Kerner
Desk Sergeant
Franco Columbu
Franco Columbu
Future Terminator
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Punk Leader
Brad Rearden
Brad Rearden
Punk
Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson
Punk

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