# Terminator Salvation (2009)

> In a machine-ruled 2018, a resistance leader and an amnesiac stranger fight through the ruins of civilization to save the future of humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/419

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: McG
- Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Common, Zach McGowan, Bryce Dallas Howard
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, propulsive, foreboding, action movie night, science fiction marathon

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