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The Terminator

The Terminator (1984) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
77

About to dive into 'The Terminator' on any device? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. Right now in the US, 'The Terminator' is available to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription on MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Plex, Google Play Movies, The Roku Channel, VIX, Tubi TV, Hoopla.

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Hemdale, Pacific Western action flick. The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min. The release date of the movie is October 26th, 1984. The movie received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 14,391 real users.

Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "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?"

'The Terminator' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on October 26th, 1984 - Buy The Terminator Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 3rd, 1997 - Buy The Terminator DVD

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The Terminator Movies

A series of science-fiction films about the futuristic conflict between the humans led by John Connor and the Terminators that are made and controlled by Skynet, a self-aware super computer that started Armageddon and may indeed end humanity for good. Skynet's most well-known products in its genocidal goals are the various terminator models, such as the T-800 (Model 101).