The Terminator (1984) | James Cameron

Published: April 27, 2019, 1:12 a.m.

The simple premise: A killer android (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger)\xa0is sent back to 1984 to assassinate the mother (Linda Hamilton)\xa0of a resistance leader of the future. A soldier of that resistance (Michael Biehn)\xa0is also sent back to protect her from harm, but the killer android is virtually unstoppable in its mission. This classic science fiction/action/horror/thriller represents the best in all of those genres that the 1980s has to offer.\xa0 James Cameron put his name on the map with this action masterpiece.