🎬 Movies Like Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Loved Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)? Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Here are 24 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Terminator 2: Judgment Day itself.

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   The Terminator1984

   8.1 IMDb90% RT critics89% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·89

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director James Cameron, writer William Wisher

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   Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003

   6.3 IMDb70% RT critics46% RT audience62% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling70·46

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: Earl Boen, Arnold Schwarzenegger

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   True Lies1994

   7.3 IMDb77% RT critics76% RT audience71% TMDB

   Shared talent: director James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Both are action films

4. 4
   The Abyss1989

   7.5 IMDb75% RT critics83% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared talent: director James Cameron; Both are adventure films

5. 5
   The 6th Day2000

   6.0 IMDb40% RT critics33% RT audience60% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: action hero, villain, dystopia

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   Demolition Man1993

   6.7 IMDb67% RT critics67% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/action films

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   RoboCop 21990

   5.8 IMDb31% RT critics37% RT audience60% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: cyborg, set in united states

8. 8
   Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989

   8.2 IMDb84% RT critics94% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·94

   Both are adventure films; Matching epic tone

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   Last Action Hero1993

   6.5 IMDb42% RT critics48% RT audience65% TMDB

   Shared themes: good versus evil, action hero, villain; Both are adventure/action films

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    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983

    8.3 IMDb83% RT critics94% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim83·94

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching cerebral, epic tone

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    Jurassic Park1993

    8.2 IMDb91% RT critics91% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·91

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching cerebral, epic tone

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    Fortress1992

    5.9 IMDb38% RT critics40% RT audience61% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: cyborg, action hero, dystopia

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    Strange Days1995

    7.2 IMDb71% RT critics73% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer James Cameron; Both are sci-fi films

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    Highlander1986

    7.0 IMDb70% RT critics79% RT audience69% TMDB

    Shared themes: fictional war, good versus evil, suspenseful; Both are adventure/action films

15. 15
    Star Trek: First Contact1996

    7.6 IMDb93% RT critics89% RT audience73% TMDB

    Shared themes: cyborg, time travel, set in united states; Both are adventure/action films

16. 16
    Total Recall1990

    7.5 IMDb81% RT critics79% RT audience73% TMDB

    Shared themes: fictional war, action hero, dystopia; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Speed1994

    7.3 IMDb95% RT critics77% RT audience72% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling95·77

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    The Fifth Element1997

    7.6 IMDb71% RT critics87% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser71·87

    Shared themes: cyborg, good versus evil, dystopia; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    12 Monkeys1995

    8.0 IMDb88% RT critics88% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·88

    Shared themes: mental institution, post-apocalyptic future, suspenseful; Both are sci-fi films

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    Independence Day1996

    7.0 IMDb69% RT critics75% RT audience69% TMDB

    Shared themes: good versus evil, set in california, set in los angeles; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    The Matrix Resurrections2021

    5.6 IMDb63% RT critics63% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: man vs machine, dystopia

22. 22
    Upgrade2018

    7.5 IMDb88% RT critics88% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·88

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: cyborg, dystopia

23. 23
    57 Seconds2023

    5.4 IMDb13% RT critics39% RT audience61% TMDB⚡ Polarizing13·39

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: time travel

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    Code 82019

    6.1 IMDb85% RT critics62% RT audience63% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling85·62

    Often recommended together; Both are action films