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Overall7.8
Fear1.0
Atmos8.0
Gore7.0
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The Terminator
1984 · R · 1h 48m
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?
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Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- October 26, 1984
- Home release
- April 10, 1985
9.1Overall
Fear5.0
Gore6.0
Atmosphere8.0
Intensity9.0
Genres
science-fictionhorroractionthriller
Tags
Subgenre
Tone
dystopianfast-paceddread
Setting
urban
Production
practical-effects
Content Warnings
eye-trauma
Details
Budget$6.4M
Box office$78.4M
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Starring
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
Production
Hemdale, Pacific Western
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