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The Terminator
EssentialMovie19841h 47m
A machine is sent back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor. Lean, cheap and near-perfect.
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Can you skip The Terminator?
No. It carries part of the main Terminator throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. See the full Terminator order.
Terminator guides
Where it sits in the Terminator order
- Release order
- #1 of 8
- Chronological order
- #1 of 8
- Released
- 26 October 1984
- In-universe era
- The Original Timeline
What to watch next
In release order
First in this order
Terminator 2: Judgment DayIn chronological order
First in this order
Terminator 2: Judgment Day