The Terminator

The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.

R 1984 · 108 min · ★ 7.7 (15K) · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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 · Written by James Cameron

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