Terminator Salvation (2009)

Terminator Salvation rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 389K votes

Rotten Tomatoes33%

Metacritic49%

TMDb6.087/10· 7K votes

With 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Terminator Salvation

All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.

Cast of Terminator Salvation

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  Christian Bale

  as John Connor

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  Sam Worthington

  as Marcus Wright

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  Moon Bloodgood

  as Blair Williams

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  Helena Bonham Carter

  as Serena

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  Anton Yelchin

  as Kyle Reese

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  Common

  as Barnes

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  Zach McGowan

  as Soldier on Osprey

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  Bryce Dallas Howard

  as Kate Connor

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  Jane Alexander

  as Virginia

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  Michael Ironside

  as General Ashdown

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  Ivan G'Vera

  as General Losenko

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  Dorian Nkono

  as David

Terminator Salvation facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$371.4M

Collection

The Terminator Collection

Our take on Terminator Salvation

McG's 2009 entry moves the saga into a post-apocalyptic 2018, where a grown John Connor must lead humanity's resistance against increasingly dominant militaristic machines. When the mysterious Marcus Wright appears, his very existence complicates the mission: Connor cannot tell whether he came from the future or the past, or whether he is ally or threat. Trading the earlier films' chases for full-scale war, it's action science fiction built on spectacle, grim atmosphere and questions of what makes someone human. Fans of the franchise and large-scale machine warfare will find plenty to chew on; newcomers wanting the tight tension of the originals may feel it's a different beast. Best for series loyalists and action appetites.