Summary
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 41Audiences 58GoodWatch 50
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $200 M
- Worldwide
- $371 M
Worldwide it earned $171 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for action movies, +7 min on the typical 108
typical 108115Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 33 more
+51
Released
2009
May 20, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
60 people
Christian BaleJohn Connor
Sam WorthingtonMarcus Wright
Moon BloodgoodBlair Williams
Helena Bonham CarterSerena
Anton YelchinKyle Reese
CommonBarnes
Zach McGowanSoldier on Osprey
Bryce Dallas HowardKate Connor
Jane AlexanderVirginia
Michael IronsideGeneral Ashdown
Ivan G'VeraGeneral Losenko
Dorian NkonoDavid
Chris BrowningMorrison
Beth BaileyLisa
Victor J. HoMark
Buster ReevesTunney
JadagraceStar
Kevin WigginsGeneral Olsen
Greg SeranoHideki
Bruce McIntoshPriest- PCPo ChanNaima
Babak TaftiMalik
Treva EtienneLen
Michael PapajohnCarnahan
Directing · 14
- McG Director
- Bruce Franklin First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Lily García Second Second Assistant Director
- Jeff Okabayashi Second Assistant Director
- Katie Pruitt Second Second Assistant Director
- Charles Gibson Second Unit Director
Writing · 4
- John Brancato Writer
- Michael Ferris Writer
- James Cameron Characters
- Steven E. Gordon Storyboard
Production · 22
- Mario Kassar Executive Producer
- Peter D. Graves Executive Producer
- Dan Lin Executive Producer
- Andrew G. Vajna Executive Producer
- Jeanne Allgood Executive Producer
- Joel B. Michaels Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- Shane Hurlbut Director of Photography
- Richard Foreman Jr. Still Photographer
- Glenn Brown First Assistant Camera
- George Billinger III Steadicam Operator
- Adolfo Martínez Pérez Additional Director of Photography
- Patrick Loungway Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Conrad Buff IV Editor
- Carole A. Kenneally First Assistant Editor
- Daniel Boccoli Assistant Editor
Sound · 24
- Danny Elfman Original Music Composer
- Ai-Ling Lee Sound Designer
- Jason W. Jennings Sound Designer
- Cameron Frankley Supervising Sound Editor
- Doug Hemphill Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tim Atkins ADR Recordist
Art · 8
- Martin Laing Production Design
- Victor J. Zolfo Set Decoration
- Jason Sweers Graphic Designer
- Greg John Callas Construction Coordinator
- Troy Sizemore Art Direction
- Michael Sexton Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Michael Wilkinson Costume Design
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Ann Foley Assistant Costume Designer
- Joy Zapata Hair Department Head
- Melissa Yonkey Hair Department Head
- Erin Wooldridge Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 7
- Ben Snow Visual Effects Supervisor
- Stan Winston Creature Effects Technical Director, In Memory Of, Special Effects
- Jeff Sutherland Compositing Supervisor
- Susan Greenhow Visual Effects Producer
- John Walker VFX Artist
- Marc Chu Animation Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Wesley Mandell Lighting Artist
Other crew · 15
- Tom Struthers Stunt Coordinator
- George Cottle Stunts
- Angelique Midthunder Stunts
- Denise Gallo Stunts
- Mark Hicks Stunts, Stunt Double
- Ed Duran Stunts
Tropes
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