The Terminator
Your future is in its hands.
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.
- Director
- James Cameron
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $78M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Terminator 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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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?
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Terminator appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #93
Placed at #93 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #244
Placed at #244 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Terminator returned 12.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $78M
- Release date
- Oct 26, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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