Terminator Genisys

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Terminator Genisys

PG-13

2015

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When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline. Instead of a scared waitress, Sarah is a skilled fighter and has a Terminator guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) by her side. Faced with unlikely allies and dangerous new enemies, Reese sets out on an unexpected new mission: reset the future.

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Critics Consensus

Mired in its muddled mythology, Terminator: Genisys is a lurching retread that lacks the thematic depth, conceptual intelligence, or visual thrills that launched this once-mighty franchise.

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Sarah Marshall

Bitch Media

Jan 28, 2021

This film should be more on-point than ever, since technology has taken over our lives. But rather than actively antagonizing us, technology simply allows us easy ways to indulge in laziness and cruelty.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Oct 23, 2015

To watch Genisys is to see the franchise become a figurative embodiment of the Terminators themselves: convinced of its own superior vision of the future, it tramples upon the dusty skeletons of the forefathers it's slaughtered to achieve it.

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Emily St. James

Vox

Oct 23, 2015

1.5/5

The Terminator franchise has forgotten what made The Terminator and Terminator 2 so great.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

D-

Pulling your hair out would only be warranted if you're willing to invest in this movie and after the first scene has wrapped, so too will your brain have tapped out.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

2/5

As flashy as it is with tremendous and eye-popping special effects, it has created an extremely convoluted mess of merged timelines and revisionist storytelling that treads all over what made the 1984 original and superior 1991 sequel so great.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jun 6, 2023

2/10

I found this fifth film genuinely unwatchable.

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Moody C

@MoodyC Oct 30, 2026

Often rated worst of Terminator movies, I prefer it over other movies in series except for 1 & 2. Very good leads especially Clarke who looks a bit like a young Hamilton. Very good casting. Kyle Reese looks a bit too bulky here. I’ll admit that plot is a bit convoluted but after watching it many times, I finally got it. Arnie also back with new cast. I enjoyed this a lot with its handsome cast & quality action that never feels overwhelming.

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Frank O

@RT39736447 Oct 23, 2026

A confusing, unnecessary reboot that completely misses what made the original Terminator films great. The convoluted time-travel plot, weak dialogue, and lack of suspense make it difficult to care about anything happening. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t save this mess. Instead of honoring the franchise, Genisys feels like a cheap imitation of its former greatness. A massive disappointment.

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Dylan R

@Dylanlovesmovies Sep 27, 2026

This movie is stupid. Why is Emila Clarke sarha connor becuase she was nowhere near how good Linda Hamilton was as Sarah Corner.Why is Sarah Corner calling a tereminater pops.And why did they make John Corner the villan this movie just makes no sense.What have they turned this great movie franchise into. Should have just finished the franchise after the first 2 and used there alternative ending for the second movie

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 19, 2026

Terminator Genisys = a 2.5 star Movie!

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 13, 2026

Um verdadeiro curto-circuito na franquia. O Exterminador Génesis tenta reescrever a linha temporal dos clássicos de James Cameron, mas entrega apenas um emaranhado confuso de furos de guião, CGI exagerado e piadas sem graça. Arnold Schwarzenegger esforça-se, mas o filme é um caça níquel genérico e sem alma.

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Frank H

@RT64886331 Jul 6, 2026

11 years later I finally watched this, no hype, no spoilers (that I can remember) and it wasn't that bad. The first act was great, and it was a solid fun movie. Better than T3, more fun than Dark Fate and way more enjoyable than Salvation. I know they gave away a BIG MASSIVE spoiler in the trailers but being so far removed from that, the movie still had plenty of surprises. Time travel is messy. Don't get wrapped up in the nit-picking

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Alan Taylor

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Guardian

Jason Clarke

John Connor

Emilia Clarke

Sarah Connor

Jai Courtney

Kyle Reese

J.K. Simmons

O'Brien

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Synopsis

When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline. Instead of a scared waitress, Sarah is a skilled fighter and has a Terminator guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) by her side. Faced with unlikely allies and dangerous new enemies, Reese sets out on an unexpected new mission: reset the future.

Director: Alan Taylor
Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Skydance Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Gunplay Throughout|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Partial Nudity)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.8M
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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