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The Terminator (1984)

Film · 1984 · 108 min · R · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction

Your future is in its hands.

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?

Directed by James Cameron

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, Earl Boen

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In cinemas26 October 1984
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release10 April 1985
First release anywhere26 October 1984

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