The Terminator

1984 · 108 min · ★ 7.7 / 10 · 15213 votes

Action · Thrillers · 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?

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger · Michael Biehn · Linda Hamilton · Paul Winfield · Lance Henriksen · Rick Rossovich · Bess Motta · Earl Boen · Dick Miller · Shawn Schepps

Director

James Cameron