# The Terminator (1984)

**German title:** Terminator


**Genres:** Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

**Duration:** 102 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [8.0](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.9](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-terminator/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 90%, Popcornmeter: 89%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator)

## Description

A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.

## Details

**Premiere:** 15 Mar 1985

**Director:** James Cameron

**Cast:** Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, Earl Boen, Dick Miller, Shawn Schepps, Bruce M. Kerner, Franco Columbu

**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

**Languages:** English, Spanish

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGrW-OR2uDk)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-04 (Tuesday)

- **[Cineplex Filmpalast Köln](/cinemas/309-cineplex-filmpalast-koln.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-08-04 19:30](https://tickets.cineplex.de/checkout/351/73A2CB00023FWBXJYB)  (OmU)

### 2026-08-07 (Friday)

- **[Rex am Ring Lichtspiele](/cinemas/286-rex-am-ring-lichtspiele.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-08-07 20:45](https://kinotickets.express/rex-koeln/booking/99009)  (OmU)