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The Terminator 8.1 1984 Movie Out of catalog

The Terminator

Dir. James Cameron · United Kingdom, United States of America · English, Spanish

Your future is in its hands.

What happens

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?

What the critics said

Notable Critics

"A relentless heroine-in-peril picture, spiced with punk humour, grim ideas about the future and neon noir cityscapes. Schwarzenegger finally finds a suitable outlet for his considerable screen presence."

— Sight & Sound Staff

"The Terminator is a blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story."

— Variety Staff

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