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15 Movies Like The Terminator

Loved The Terminator? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day shares important genre DNA with The Terminator and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share time travel and post-apocalyptic subgenres✓ Directed by James Cameron✓ Both are Action movies✓ Shares cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton

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70%

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2003

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Terminator, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share time travel and post-apocalyptic subgenres✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of survival, technology✓ Both feature time travel

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57%

Aliens

1986

Aliens shares important genre DNA with The Terminator and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by James Cameron✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s

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48%

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984

The Philadelphia Experiment shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share time travel✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature time travel

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47%

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share post-apocalyptic✓ They share themes of survival, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s

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45%

RoboCop

1987

RoboCop shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Sci-Fi, Action genres✓ They share themes of survival, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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45%

Night of the Comet

1984

Night of the Comet shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share post-apocalyptic✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s

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43%

Cyborg

1989

Cyborg shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share post-apocalyptic✓ They share themes of family, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s

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42%

True Lies

1994

True Lies shares important genre DNA with The Terminator and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by James Cameron✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of family, technology✓ Also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger

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41%

Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share post-apocalyptic✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival

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40%

Escape from New York

1981

Escape from New York shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share post-apocalyptic✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family

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40%

Predator

1987

Predator shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Terminator, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of survival, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger

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40%

The Running Man

1987

The Running Man shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Terminator, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ They share themes of survival, technology✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger

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40%

Déjà Vu

2006

Déjà Vu shares meaningful genre characteristics with The Terminator, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share time travel✓ They share themes of family, technology✓ Both feature time travel

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40%

Timecop

1994

Timecop shares key genre characteristics with The Terminator and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both share time travel✓ Both feature time travel✓ Both explore technology

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39%

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