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The Terminator

Where:

California

When:

The 1980s The 2020s

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?

Released in 1984 — 108 minutes

Genres:

Action Thriller Science Fiction

Language:

English