The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.1/10· 996K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic84%

TMDb7.682/10· 15K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.1/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Terminator

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?

Cast of The Terminator

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  as Terminator

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  Michael Biehn

  as Kyle Reese

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  Linda Hamilton

  as Sarah Connor

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  Paul Winfield

  as Traxler

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  Lance Henriksen

  as Vukovich

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  Rick Rossovich

  as Matt

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  Bess Motta

  as Ginger

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  Earl Boen

  as Silberman

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  Dick Miller

  as Pawnshop Clerk

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  Shawn Schepps

  as Nancy

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  Bruce M. Kerner

  as Desk Sergeant

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  Franco Columbu

  as Future Terminator

The Terminator facts

Budget

$6.4M

Box office

$78.4M

Collection

The Terminator Collection

Our take on The Terminator

James Cameron's 1984 thriller sends a cyborg assassin back from a machine-ruled future to 1984, tasked with killing Sarah Connor before her unborn son can lead the human resistance. A lone soldier is dispatched to protect her, and the film becomes a relentless chase between an almost indestructible hunter and two people simply trying to survive the night. Lean, mechanical and menacing, it fuses action, science-fiction and thriller into a story about fate, technology and endurance. The pacing rarely lets up, and the low-budget grit gives it a hard edge. It suits viewers who like their science-fiction tense and stripped down, and anyone curious about a genre landmark.