The Terminator

1984 · 1h 48m · 7.7

Action, Thriller, 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?

James Cameron

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

man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, laser gun, cyborg, killer robot, shotgun, rebel, dystopia, villain, time travel, female protagonist, los angeles, california, urban setting, future war, savior, tech noir, time paradox, action hero, griffith observatory