The Terminator (1984)
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Your future is in its hands.
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?
- Released: 1984-10-26
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 15,168 votes
Directed by James Cameron.
Top cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator
- Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese
- Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor
- Paul Winfield as Traxler
- Lance Henriksen as Vukovich
- Rick Rossovich as Matt
- Bess Motta as Ginger
- Earl Boen as Silberman
- Dick Miller as Pawnshop Clerk
- Shawn Schepps as Nancy
Where to watch The Terminator
- United States: stream on AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Netflix, MGM Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Netflix Standard with Ads, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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