The Terminator

Year

1984

Duration

107 minutes

Genres

Action and Adventure

Language

English

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Synopsis

A killer cyborg is sent back in time to murder the mother of the man who will save humanity, with a human agent in desperate pursuit. This is the first of the popular sci-fi series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (he's the bad guy here, but became so popular he was the good guy in the next film) - made for a much smaller budget than its sequels, it's a leaner, tougher movie that is less reliant on special effects.

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James Cameron

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This film has several uses of strong bad language, violence and moderate horror.

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