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Movies like The Terminator (1984) Finished The Terminator and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Terminator, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Terminator? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Artificial intelligence Free will Humanity Sci-fi Action Rebellion Thriller Survival Your best matches Ranked against what The Terminator is actually about, not its genre labels.
73% Reverina match Top pick 2026 · Film · Action · Comedy
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Why it matches Also about artificial intelligence Also sci-fi and action at heart Built around the same moral ambiguity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its hopeful and angry register What's different Not built around survival or rebellion Not really thriller Less violent Commitment 2h 14m
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2026 · Film · Horror · Comedy
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Why it matches Also action and thriller at heart Built around the same survival Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Shares its hopeful and angry register What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or rebellion Not really sci-fi Where it streams Hulu Add to watchlist Not for me
2004 · Film · Thriller · Science Fiction
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Why it matches Also about free will Watched for the same thing: time travel Also sci-fi at heart Shares its hopeful and angry register What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or survival Not really thriller or action Less violent Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Terminator.
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Also about artificial intelligence and free will Centres on the same rebel figure Mad Max 1979 · 1h 31m
Also action and thriller at heart Built around the same survival and moral ambiguity Die Hard 1988 · 2h 12m
Told the same way, single protagonist Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Dawn of the Dead 2004
Built around the same survival and moral ambiguity Shares its hopeful and angry register Colony 2026 · 2h 3m
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Built around the same moral ambiguity
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