Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
American
1991 · Directed by James Cameron · 137 min
A ten-year-old boy, his hardened mother and two killing machines from a future war converge on early-1990s Los Angeles. James Cameron's sequel mixes relentless chase action with an unexpectedly emotional story about family, fate and what makes someone human.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining blockbuster of the early 1990s, it marks the hinge between practical-effects action cinema and the computer-assisted spectacle that dominated the following decades.
Watch with intention
Watch how a film built on machines and destruction keeps asking what separates a person from a thing.
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