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The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.

7.7(15,288)19841h 48m53

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?

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Status
Released
Budget
$6.4M
Box office
$78.4M
Language
English
Part of The Terminator Collection · 6 films
  • man vs machine
  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • saving the world
  • laser gun
  • cyborg
  • killer robot
  • shotgun
  • rebel
  • dystopia
  • villain
  • time travel
  • murder

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR26 Oct 1984
    • PhysicalRVHS10 Apr 1985
    • TVHBO15 Sept 1985
    • PhysicalRDVD3 Sept 1997
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray20 Jun 2006
    • PhysicalR4K Ultra HD19 Nov 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical188 Nov 1985
    • Physical18VHS9 Feb 1987
    • Physical15DVD30 Nov 2000
    • Theatrical155 Mar 2001
    • Physical15Blu-ray18 Jun 2013
    • Theatrical1527 Apr 2015
    • Theatrical1540th Anniversary re-release26 Jul 2024
    • Physical154K Ultra HD18 Nov 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM20 Dec 1984
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical26 Oct 1984
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical18 Apr 1985
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1425 Mar 1985
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical20 Jun 2015
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical10 Apr 1985
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1515 Feb 1985
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1615 Feb 1985
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP17 Apr 1985
    • PhysicalBlu-ray3 Oct 2012
    • TVTPCanal+ Grand Écran4 Dec 2025
    • TVTPRMC Story1 Mar 2026
    • TVTPCiné+ Frisson18 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16Filmverlag der Autoren15 Mar 1985
    • PhysicalVCL1 Oct 1985
    • TVRTL19 Apr 1992
    • Physical18DVD21 Feb 2001
    • Physical12 Nov 2010
    • Theatrical16Best of Cinema4 Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

The Terminator was released on 26 October 1984.

Audience reviews

9
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    John Chard

    5/7/2015

    9/10

    I can't. Nobody goes home. Nobody else comes through. It's just him - and me. It's funny really, writing a review for The Terminator these days just feels a little pointless, I mean anyone who wanted to see it would have done so already. In truth the effects work is a little creaky now but that doesn't matter, they were awesome in 1984. It's a ripper of a story awash with high energy action, rip-snorting character…

  • J

    Jodie

    2/18/2017

    10/10

    Writing a review for a movie this old does indeed seem pointless, but since this is one of my favorite films I thought I would review it anyway. In my opinion The Terminator is a beautiful, yet tragic love story set in the back drop of the future and the past. A soldier from the future is sent to the 80's to save the leader of the resistance (John Connor) mother from a High Tech Cybernetic Killing Machine. We all…

  • G

    Gimly

    3/19/2018

    9/10

    I know saying this puts me in the minority, but the first _Terminator_ movie is actually my favourite of the franchise. That's not a knock on the second movie, _Judgment Day_ is **awesome**. But I really dig the lower down, dark, sci-fi horror vibe of the original (it **is** a knock on every movie in the series that came after _T2_ though). Schwarzenegger as the titular Terminator is inspired casting. Firstly, any…

  • K

    Kamurai

    7/29/2020

    6/10

    Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. I have no idea what just happened, I just watched the 2020 version, and it doesn't even look better, and there doesn't seem be a lot of info on the situation. It has decent practical effects, it's a got plenty of action in a machine chasing a woman aided by a soldier from the future. Arnold carries an odd amount of weight as an emotionless cyborg, but Linda H…

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/12/2023

    10/10

    Here we go, the movie that started it all and wasn't Arnold believable as a robot? He came across as threatening and creepy as all get out, and the thick accent really played for the role. And then, of course, the plot was so unbelievable that it sucked everyone right in, from the start you suspended your disbelief because you knew it was going to be one heck of a ride. The cinematography was absolutely brillia…

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