Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

R

1991

2h 17m

Sci-Fi

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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In this sequel set eleven years after "The Terminator," young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization's victory over a future robot uprising, is the target of the shape-shifting T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. Another Terminator, the revamped T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), has been sent back to protect the boy. As John and his mother (Linda Hamilton) go on the run with the T-800, the boy forms an unexpected bond with the robot.

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Critics Consensus

T2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters.

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Nigella Lawson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jul 21

A spectacular film.

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Kathy Huffhines

Detroit Free Press

Jun 29

6.285/10

"Terminator II," a weighty conglomeration of a few brilliantly realized ideas and many wrongheaded ones, is far beyond the mental capacities of a human critic.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Dec 9

3/4

Mr. Muscle delivers the explosive goods in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And director/producer/co-writer James Cameron once again puts the pedal to the metal cyborg and unloads a stunning arsenal of truly special effects.

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Bill Brownstein

Montreal Gazette

Jul 21

3.5/5

In action-movie terms, Terminator 2 has achieved meltdown: this is a thrill-junkie's dream.

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Joe Riley

Liverpool Echo

Jul 21

5/5

When it comes to concepts and biceps, Arnold Schwarzenegger is head and shoulders above his contemporaries in the beefcake stakes.

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Burl Burlingame

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Jul 21

3.5/4

This is one film that has jaded movie hounds sitting with their mouths agape, the action direction and special effects are that amazing.

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MARTIN

03/02/2025

Oldie but a goodie still! So much better on the big screen! Glad he came back!!

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Sean M

07/24/2024

James Cameron is the king.

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christopher

02/28/2024

Still holds up! Great action flick.

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tyler s

02/23/2024

The best sequel of all time!

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joris

07/19/2021

Great everything : casting, music, fx, story! This movie is legendary

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Robert F

@RT42578881 4h

Certainly the best of all the Terminator movies in scope, story and presentation. By the time it hit the theaters way back when, the big surprise was known to audiences (and this was before the age on the internet), but we marveled at a good terminator vs a bad, more advanced model. Cameron had started the stage of his directing career in where he spent a lot of money to make the movie he wanted and it has always worked. The one lone criticism that I have always had is how annoying John Conner is in this film, but he is a typical teen who wasn't brought up in a normal environment, so I guess it really isn't off the mark. One of the very best science fiction / action films ever made.

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Synopsis

In this sequel set eleven years after "The Terminator," young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization's victory over a future robot uprising, is the target of the shape-shifting T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. Another Terminator, the revamped T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), has been sent back to protect the boy. As John and his mother (Linda Hamilton) go on the run with the T-800, the boy forms an unexpected bond with the robot.

Director: James Cameron
Producer: Van Ling
Screenwriter: William Wisher Jr.
Distributor: Pioneer Entertainment, Live Video, Artisan Entertainment, TriStar Pictures
Production Co: Lightstorm Entertainment, Pacific Western, Carolco Pictures Inc., Le Studio Canal +
Rating: R (Strong Sci-Fi Action|Language|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 1991, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $552.8K
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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