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Mired in its muddled mythology, Terminator: Genisys is a lurching retread that lacks the thematic depth, conceptual intelligence, or visual thrills that launched this once-mighty franchise. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline. Instead of a scared waitress, Sarah is a skilled fighter and has a Terminator guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) by her side. Faced with unlikely allies and dangerous new enemies, Reese sets out on an unexpected new mission: reset the future.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Gunplay Throughout|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Partial Nudity)
  • Genre:
    action, sci fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Alan Taylor
  • Producer:
    David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
  • Writer:
    Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $89.8M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Skydance Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital, Datasat
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Guardian
Jason Clarke
John Connor
Emilia Clarke
Sarah Connor
Jai Courtney
Kyle Reese
J.K. Simmons
O'Brien
Dayo Okeniyi
Danny Dyson
Matthew Smith
Alex
Courtney B. Vance
Miles Dyson
Michael Gladis
Lt. Matias
Sandrine Holt
Detective Cheung
Alan Taylor
Director
Laeta Kalogridis
Screenwriter
Patrick Lussier
Screenwriter
David Ellison
Producer
Dana Goldberg
Producer
Bill Carraro
Executive Producer
Laeta Kalogridis
Executive Producer
Patrick Lussier
Executive Producer
Megan Ellison
Executive Producer
Robert Cort
Executive Producer
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Critic Reviews for Terminator Genisys

All Critics (274) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (200)

  • This film should be more on-point than ever, since technology has taken over our lives. But rather than actively antagonizing us, technology simply allows us easy ways to indulge in laziness and cruelty.

    January 28, 2021 | Full Review…

    Sarah Marshall

    Bitch Media

  • To watch Genisys is to see the franchise become a figurative embodiment of the Terminators themselves: convinced of its own superior vision of the future, it tramples upon the dusty skeletons of the forefathers it's slaughtered to achieve it.

    October 23, 2015 | Full Review…

    Nick Schager

    The Daily Beast

  • The Terminator franchise has forgotten what made The Terminator and Terminator 2 so great.

    October 23, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

    Emily VanDerWerff

    Vox

  • It is a return, of sorts, to the 1984 original, unnecessarily complicated by so many time twists and warps that even an ardent fan of the franchise must admit reluctantly that its future is behind it.

    July 24, 2015 | Full Review…

    Carrie Rickey

    Truthdig

  • Part of what makes Terminator Genisys so pitiful as an evening out is that all the actors do over and over again is tell us why they're in a particular scene and why the movie exists.

    July 9, 2015 | Full Review…

    Wesley Morris

    Grantland

  • Think Abbott and Costello Meets Terminator. Think Terminator & Robin. Think, in other words, the point at which a franchise subsides, perhaps finally, into self-parody.

    July 9, 2015 | Full Review…

    Mark Fisher

    Sight and Sound
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Audience Reviews for Terminator Genisys

  • Aug 27, 2016
    The beginning is actually quite strong and promising. You can blame the film for trying to check as many boxes for the fans as possible and to get lost in the complexity of the time travel paradoxes. But the action is great, there a few hilarious moments and the result is thoroughly entertaining. Sure, some decisions do not seem to be in favor of the franchise history (and were spoiled in trailers and posters at that), but it's certainly not worse a stain on it than anything that came after the masterpiece that was T2. I expected much worse.
    Jens S Super Reviewer
  • Jul 09, 2016
    Not quite as bad as i thought it would be, Terminator: Genisys brings back the nostalgia of the first two films. It even has the same old-school vibe to it. But when you get to its core, Genisys is simply a rehash of the first two masterpieces, which are so good there was no point in revisiting them.
    Peter B Super Reviewer
  • Feb 01, 2016
    J'ai vraiment aimà (C) cette suite. Autant par moment nous avons l'impression de revoir des scènes identiques au premier opus, autant il rà (C)invente la sà (C)rie de belle façon! Ãa change de la routine des prà (C)cà (C)dents films qui s'installait.
    Marc-André B Super Reviewer
  • Jan 05, 2016
    ...and so the series continues on its downhill trajectory.
    Marcus W Super Reviewer
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