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The Terminator (1984)
- R
- 10/26/1984 (US)
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- 1h 48m
Your future is in its hands.
Overview
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?
James Cameron
Director, WriterGale Anne Hurd
WriterCast
![Linda Hamilton's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7FNn9Z5xkRS9EFbGL2tpmpph9xV.jpg)
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor![Michael Biehn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9oFLsADWQm2TvU8XzLIzBbjdMkU.jpg)
Michael Biehn
Kyle Reese![Arnold Schwarzenegger's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wDHpJDzurhEBG21lqy5dZH8NHgz.jpg)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Terminator![Lance Henriksen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5F8cHWGlo2NIiswSn5ymL5ukgxG.jpg)
Lance Henriksen
Detective Vukovich![Paul Winfield's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6NLUJEFJCJ2Hog1ZOz4K2iyDvMZ.jpg)
Paul Winfield
Lieutenant Ed Traxler![Bess Motta's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/Aw3UWQm1XzCuObNugFBAYzyJCb1.jpg)
Bess Motta
Ginger Ventura![Rick Rossovich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uShNdPWbDHMejpMxuoNsqaaDbuc.jpg)
Rick Rossovich
Matt Buchanan![Earl Boen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nRAlyqkAA84gCTDwjFR77avdfHK.jpg)