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The Terminator

Your future is in its hands.

James Cameron October 26, 1984 1h 48m 77% (15045 votes) Released

Overview

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?

Budget
$6,400,000
Revenue
$78,371,200 profitable (12.25x)
Original language
English

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