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 15,402 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

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Where to watch The Terminator

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free; 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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

Movies like The Terminator

If you enjoyed The Terminator, these movies have a similar feel:

• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• The 6th Day (2000)
• Upgrade (2018)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Chappie (2015)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Monsters of Man (2020)
• Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

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