# The Terminator (1984)

> A relentless cyborg assassin and a traumatized future soldier collide over the survival of an unsuspecting woman whose unborn child will shape humanity's fate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/179

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, Earl Boen
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: relentless, paranoid, foreboding, late night viewing, action movie marathon

## Synopsis

A relentless cyborg assassin from a dystopian future hunts humanity's last hope in 1980s Los Angeles.

## Movies like The Terminator

- [Total Recall (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/706)
- [RoboCop 2 (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/3080)
- [Commando (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/6028)
- [Black Moon Rising (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/22559)
- [Terminator Genisys (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/62021)
- [Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/175796)
- [Blade Runner (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/50)
- [Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/251)
- [Predator (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/77)
- [Runaway (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/4688)

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