The Terminator

The Terminator (1984) is James Cameron's sci-fi action thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn star in this Hemdale production, made for $6.4 million and grossing over $78 million worldwide.

From a war-ravaged 2029, where Skynet's machines have nearly wiped out humanity, two figures jump back to Los Angeles in 1984. One is a near-indestructible cyborg sent to eliminate a young waitress named Sarah Connor before her future son can lead a resistance. The other is soldier Kyle Reese, dispatched to keep her alive. Cameron shot the entire film in 47 days on a shoestring budget, getting a career-defining performance out of Schwarzenegger with almost no dialogue.

The movie launched one of the most profitable science fiction franchises ever made and turned a single line — "I'll be back" — into a permanent fixture of pop culture. Stream The Terminator (1984) in full online on iFILM.