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The Terminator
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The Terminator

1984

Your future is in its hands.

Directed by James Cameron

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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?

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Produced by
Gale Anne Hurd
Composer
Brad Fiedel
Cinematographer
Adam Greenberg
Makeup FX
Brian Wade
Origin country
United States
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
en
Rating
R
Also known as
Terminator, Terminator 1, The Terminator 1
TMDB
7.7/10 (14,502 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
90% Fresh
Metacritic
84/100
IMDb
8.1/10 (996,325 votes)
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Released October 26, 1984·$6,400,000 budget·$78,371,200 revenue

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Brad Fiedel

The Terminator (Original Soundtrack Album)

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The Evolution of HorrorMAN-MADE MONSTERS #19: The Terminator (1984) & Robocop (1987)

The Terminator Collection

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