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Terminator Genisys

  • 20152015
  • PGPG
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
270K
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POPULARITY
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  • Cast & crew
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian, dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future...
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When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeli... Read allWhen John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
270K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,130
316
  • Director
    • Alan Taylor
  • Writers
    • Laeta Kalogridis
    • Patrick Lussier
    • James Cameron(based on characters created by)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jason Clarke
    • Emilia Clarke
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alan Taylor
  • Writers
    • Laeta Kalogridis
    • Patrick Lussier
    • James Cameron(based on characters created by)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jason Clarke
    • Emilia Clarke
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 521Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 nominations

    Videos38

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:32
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Official Trailer
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 0:15
    Teaser Trailer
    Dark Fate for Terminator Franchise or a Requel That Works?
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    Dark Fate for Terminator Franchise or a Requel That Works?
    What We Know About 'Terminator: Dark Fate' ... So Far
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    What We Know About 'Terminator: Dark Fate' ... So Far
    Weve Been Reaquired
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    Weve Been Reaquired
    Ive Been Waiting For You
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    Ive Been Waiting For You
    I Can Work With That
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    I Can Work With That
    Bus On The Bridge
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    Bus On The Bridge
    I Can Work With That
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    I Can Work With That
    "I Didn't Kill Him"
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    "I Didn't Kill Him"
    Come With Me If You Want To Live
    Clip 0:56
    Come With Me If You Want To Live

    Photos289

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Genisys (2015)
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    Terminator Genisys (2015)
    J.K. Simmons, Jai Courtney, and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    J.K. Simmons in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Jai Courtney and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gregory Alan Williams in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Jason Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Jai Courtney and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney in Terminator Genisys (2015)

    Top cast

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Guardianas Guardian
    Jason Clarke
    Jason Clarke
    • John Connoras John Connor
    Emilia Clarke
    Emilia Clarke
    • Sarah Connoras Sarah Connor
    Jai Courtney
    Jai Courtney
    • Kyle Reeseas Kyle Reese
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • O'Brienas O'Brien
    Dayo Okeniyi
    Dayo Okeniyi
    • Danny Dysonas Danny Dyson
    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • Alexas Alex
    • (as Matthew Smith)
    Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance
    • Miles Dysonas Miles Dyson
    Lee Byung-hun
    Lee Byung-hun
    • Copas Cop…
    Michael Gladis
    Michael Gladis
    • Lt. Matiasas Lt. Matias
    Sandrine Holt
    Sandrine Holt
    • Detective Cheungas Detective Cheung
    Wayne Bastrup
    Wayne Bastrup
    • Young O'Brienas Young O'Brien
    Gregory Alan Williams
    Gregory Alan Williams
    • Detective Hardingas Detective Harding
    • (as Greg Alan Williams)
    Otto Sanchez
    Otto Sanchez
    • Detective Timmonsas Detective Timmons
    Matty Ferraro
    Matty Ferraro
    • Agent Janssenas Agent Janssen
    Griff Furst
    Griff Furst
    • Agent Burkeas Agent Burke
    Ian Etheridge
    • Skynet - 10 Yrs Oldas Skynet - 10 Yrs Old
    Nolan Gross
    Nolan Gross
    • Skynet - 12as Skynet - 12…
    • Director
      • Alan Taylor
    • Writers
      • Laeta Kalogridis
      • Patrick Lussier
      • James Cameron(based on characters created by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured time-line. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian, dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future.
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The rules have been reset.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Paramount green-lit two sequels to this film before it even opened, because regardless of how well it would do at the box office or with critics, all film rights to the Terminator series would revert back to James Cameron in 2019. However, both sequels were canceled after the film's critical and commercial failure, paving the way for Cameron to produce Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).
    • Goofs
      In both Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator Genisys, in several instances, our heroes fire grenade launchers at nearby targets on which the grenade impacts and explodes. High explosive grenades arm about 15-30 meters (45-90 feet) from the launcher after being fired. A grenade launched inside a small room would not have traveled far enough to arm and would not explode.
    • Quotes

      [Sarah hugs Pops before going into the Time Displacement Equipment. Pops doesn't understand the meaning of a hug]

      Guardian: That's a meaningless gesture. Why hold onto someone you must let go?

    • Crazy credits
      There is an extra scene during the credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Terminator Theme
      Written by Brad Fiedel

    User reviews1.1K

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Way Below James Cameron's Terminator
    The newest entry to the Terminator franchise, strives with towering efforts to reclaim the glory of its two James Cameron-directed predecessors, but miserably fails to deliver even a faint hint of wit and sense, in the wake of its convoluted confusion-infested time-travel narrative.

    In this fifth installment, ill-wittedly conceived and called GENISYS, The Terminator is definitely back, but his legacy is dead, butchered to bits of rusty metal junks through lazy and uncreative reinvention of its original source material. The timeline is set back to 1984. Skynet sends its own terminator from 2029, to kill Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), mother of future subversive leader of the resistance, John Connor (Jason Clarke). Consequently, a human, Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) is also sent to stop the terminator, in humanity's desperate hope to save their species. At the time, Sarah is already being protected by her guardian terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), whose reasons of arriving in her time, is seemingly set to be never known.

    Time-travel has always been a fascinating subject, and it in such fashion that Terminator: Genisys, attempts to build its own stronghold in the mold of the first two films. The take assumes an interesting onset, depicting an apocalyptic future where machines lord over the human minority, but it spirals down to fatal loops of nonsensical uncreatively-staged retreads when the what can be considered the inception of human salvation (Schwarzenegger's Terminator's arrival), begins. Once the deadly cat-and-mouse chases spin out of control, confusion begins, and the film itself, can't be bothered to clear off heads as it totally busy itself to trying to awe-inspire spectators, with elaborately-constructed action setpieces, teeming with CGI-mastered explosions, pursuits, and fight scenes. There's no denying that such attempt is carried out with colossal success, but the audience would inevitably find appreciating the feat, difficult and pointless . The proceedings are sutured into recreations of some iconic scenes of the original movies, while also devising its own, at the same time. But even with all these efforts, GENISYS still fails to generate sustained interest. The result of its motives manages to hit some of the nostalgic beats of the franchise, but tepid one-liners and confusing paradoxes would drag down its capacity to last. It is also by these narrative defects that interest is being stripped off its key players, making the audience barely care about the characters and the imminence of their extinction. This is why Genisys is way below the glory of its predecessors--the dread is barely present, and fear is forced, thus ineffective.

    There is a screaming irony that bursts at the heels of this attempt to reinvigorate the sagging Terminator series: The Terminator (Schwarzenegger) returns to the past to save the whole of humankind, but the mess that is GENISYS, murders the franchise. 5/10
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    FAQ12

    • What is "Terminator Genisys" about?
    • Is "Terminator Genisys" a reboot? What are its connections to the previous films and the TV series?
    • Why does the Terminator look older and have gray hair?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 2015 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (Germany)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Terminator: Genisys
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Skydance Media
      • Annapurna Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $155,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,760,956
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,018,486
      • Jul 5, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $440,603,537
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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