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Name: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Genre: action, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.3

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines has an iRankMovies score of 65.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

The Machines Will Rise.

Release:2003

Runtime:1h 49m

Country:Germany

Director:Jonathan Mostow

Language:English

Genre

ActionScience FictionThriller

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Keywords

Man Vs MachineArtificial Intelligence A I Saving The WorldLeather JacketCyborgKiller RobotdystopiaNanotechnology

iRank65

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 435K votes

Rotten Tomatoes70%

Metacritic66%

TMDb6.192/10· 7K votes

With 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.

Cast of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Arnold Schwarzenegger
as The Terminator
Nick Stahl
as John Connor
Claire Danes
as Kate Brewster
Kristanna Loken
as T-X
Earl Boen
as Dr. Peter Silberman
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David Andrews
as Robert Brewster
Carolyn Hennesy
as Rich Woman
Jay Acovone
as Cop - Westside Street
Mark Famiglietti
as Scott Petersen
Moira Sinise
as Betsy
Chopper Bernet
as Chief Engineer
Christopher Lawford
as Brewser's Aide

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines facts

Budget: $200M
Box office: $435M
Collection: The Terminator Collection

Our take on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Jonathan Mostow's 2003 sci-fi action sequel finds an adult John Connor living off the grid a decade after averting Judgment Day, only to be hunted by the T-X, an advanced assassin sent to finish what earlier machines began. His old ally, the reprogrammed Terminator, returns to protect him, honoring a promise. The film leans hard into chases, destruction and the franchise's fatalistic dread about an unstoppable future, trading some of the earlier films' tension for bigger, blunter spectacle. Fans of the series will appreciate the continuity and set pieces; newcomers get a serviceable, propulsive chase movie built on relentless action rather than nuance.

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