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The Terminator

Where to Watch The Terminator (1984)

1984Movie"Your future is in its hands."

Watch 'The Terminator' Online

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Want to watch 'The Terminator' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the James Cameron-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Terminator' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Terminator' right now, here are some finer points about the Hemdale, Pacific Western action flick.

Released October 26th, 1984, 'The Terminator' stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a user score of 77 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 13,718 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? 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' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Amazon Video, HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and HBO HBO Max .

'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

Watch 'The Terminator' In Theaters

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The Terminator Collection

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).