The Terminator (1984)

What is The Terminator about?

“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?

Director

James Cameron

Starring

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich

The Terminator trailer

Is The Terminator on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney+ or Hulu?

• NetflixNot right now
• HBO MaxNot right now
• Prime VideoYes, streaming
• Disney+Not right now
• HuluNot right now

Movies like The Terminator

• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• The 6th Day (2000)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Upgrade (2018)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Chappie (2015)
• Monsters of Man (2020)
• Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
• The Time Shifters (1999)