Terminator 2: Judgment Day
It's nothing personal.
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
- Director
- James Cameron
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $518M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Terminator 2: Judgment Day actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Terminator 2: Judgment Day appears in 10 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Time Travel Movies Ranked #5
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- Best Action Movies Ranked #16
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #16
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- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #17
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- Action Movies Ranked #18
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- Thriller Movies Ranked #20
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- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #21
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- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #33
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- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #44
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- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #65
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The record
Awards
6 wins · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
4 wins · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Terminator 2: Judgment Day returned 5.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $102M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $518M
- Release date
- Jul 3, 1991
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- France, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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