🎬 Movies Like The Terminator

Loved The Terminator (1984)? 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. Here are 26 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 The Terminator itself.

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   Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991

   8.6 IMDb90% RT critics75% Metacritic95% RT audience82% TMDB

   Shared talent: director James Cameron, writer William Wisher; Shared themes: savior, man vs machine, urban setting

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   Ghost in the Shell1995

   7.9 IMDb95% RT critics89% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·89

   Shared themes: tech noir, man vs machine, cyborg; Both are 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

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   Aliens1986

   8.4 IMDb93% RT critics94% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

   Shared talent: director James Cameron, Michael Biehn; Both are adventure/action films

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   The Abyss1989

   7.5 IMDb75% RT critics83% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared talent: director James Cameron, Michael Biehn; Both are adventure films

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   Possessor2020

   6.5 IMDb94% RT critics59% RT audience64% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling94·59

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: tech noir, dystopia

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   Death Machine1994

   5.6 IMDb52% RT audience59% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: killer robot, set in los angeles, set in united states

8. 8
   Blade Runner1982

   8.1 IMDb89% RT critics91% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·91

   Shared themes: tech noir, dystopian, artificial intelligence (a.i.); Both are sci-fi/action films

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   Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980

   8.7 IMDb93% RT critics82% Metacritic97% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·97

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

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    Terminator Genisys2015

    6.3 IMDb26% RT critics52% RT audience60% TMDB⚡ Polarizing26·52

    Shared talent: writer James Cameron, writer Gale Anne Hurd; Shared themes: killer robot, saving the world, cyborg

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    Back to the Future1985

    8.5 IMDb93% RT critics88% Metacritic95% RT audience83% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·95

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

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    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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    Doomsday2008

    5.9 IMDb50% RT critics44% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: action hero, dystopia

14. 14
    Highlander1986

    7.0 IMDb70% RT critics79% RT audience69% TMDB

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

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    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984

    8.0 IMDb91% RT audience80% TMDB

    Shared themes: saving the world; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Commando1985

    6.7 IMDb69% RT critics68% RT audience67% TMDB

    Shared themes: action hero, los angeles, california, set in los angeles; Both are adventure/action films

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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982

    7.9 IMDb99% RT critics72% RT audience75% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling99·72

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

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    Escape from New York1981

    7.1 IMDb70% RT critics77% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared themes: urban setting, villain, dystopia; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    The Road Warrior1981

    7.6 IMDb93% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

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

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    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

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    Resident Evil: Extinction2007

    6.2 IMDb24% RT critics58% RT audience63% TMDB⚡ Polarizing24·58

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

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    Repo Men2010

    6.3 IMDb22% RT critics42% RT audience63% TMDB⚡ Polarizing22·42

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

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    Universal Soldier: The Return1999

    4.2 IMDb5% RT critics24% RT audience59% TMDB⚡ Polarizing5·24

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

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    Replicant2001

    5.4 IMDb27% RT critics36% RT audience58% TMDB

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

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    Gridlocked2015

    5.8 IMDb60% RT critics42% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are action films

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    Stake Land2010

    6.4 IMDb75% RT critics62% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching dark, tense tone