Arnold Schwarzenegger

Hercules in New York (1970)

Hercules in New York (1970)
Rating: ★
Feb 2, 2003Greek Mythological Hero in the Present/Comedy
A not terribly funny parody of the Italian-made Hercules films of the 1960s. This is mostly known for featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger (billed as Arnold Strong) in his first acting role
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The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator (1984)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Android
One of the 2-3 most influential SF films since 1980 and the work that almost any killer android story draws its template. James Cameron creates a barrelling powerhouse of a film, all lorded over by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the relentless killer machine in the role that defined his career
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Red Sonja (1985)

Red Sonja (1985)
Rating: ★
Nov 9, 2005Warrior Woman/Sword and Sorcery
A disappointing adaptation of Robert E. Howard's warrior woman character. This is beautifully designed but suffers from a non-acting Brigitte Nielsen in the title role and an insulting need to water the toughness of the character down
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Predator (1987)

Predator (1987)
Rating: ★★★½
Aug 2, 2000Action/Humans Hunted by Alien Sportsman
This takes the previous year's big hit of Aliens and fuses it with The Most Dangerous Game, swapping that story's bored aristocratic hunter for an alien hunting Arnold Schwarzenegger and a team of soldiers in the jungles of South America
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The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man (1987)
Rating: ★★
Apr 1, 2003Action/Future Televised Gladiatorial Combat
This adapts one of Stephen King's Richard Bachman novels but the book is sidelined to become an Arnold Schwarzenegger action comic-book on the oft-used theme of a future where people compete in televised gladiatorial games
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Twins (1988)

Twins (1988)
Rating: ★★★½
Jan 30, 2005Mismatched Clone Twins Comedy
A one-note joke premised on casting Arnold Schwarzenegger and diminutive Danny DeVito as mismatched clone twins. Unexpectedly charming with Schwarzenegger and comedy director Ivan Reitman turning out what are probably their best works.
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Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall (1990)
Rating: ★★
Jun 18, 2005Virtual Memories/Reality Bender/Action
Adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story is killed by being turned into an Arnold Schwarzenegger action vehicle and by director Paul Verhoeven's burying the reality bending subtleties of the story under bludgeoning ultra-violence
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Androids
The first sequel to The Terminator where James Cameron returns with the biggest budget for a film at the time. Cameron harnesses then top-drawer CGI technology to create one of the most original nemeses in any SF film
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Last Action Hero (1993)

Last Action Hero (1993)
Rating: ★★★★
Jan 6, 2002Adventures Inside the Movie Screen/Action Movie Parody
A big flop upon release, this is one of the most underrated films in Arnold Schwarzenegger's oeuvre, a sophisticated and witty meta-fiction that views the cinema screen as another dimension and travels inside to allow Arnold to wittily deflate himself and the action genre
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Batman & Robin (1997)

Batman & Robin (1997)
Rating: ★
Sep 30, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
Possibly the worst film ever made on a big studio budget, Joel Schumacher’s follow-up to Tim Buton's standout Batman films where he turns everything into an absurd Day Glo realm with a script for two year-olds, campy puns and badly overacting super-villains
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End of Days (1999)

End of Days (1999)
Rating: ★
Dec 1, 1999The Devil Returns to Earth at The Millennium/Action Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on The Devil on the eve of the millennium. This is essentially The Omen and one of its ilk having been reworked as a mindless big-budget action and effects movie
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Rating: ★
Jul 22, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Androids
After the highs of James Cameron’s first two Terminator films, this was a crashing disappointment. Schwarzenegger is back but his performance has become self-parody and the uninspired action sequences are accompanied by some terrible effects
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Rating: ★
Aug 21, 2014Jules Verne Comedy Adaptation
Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel is turned into a comedy vehicle for Jackie Chan. One of Chan’s biggest flops, an overblown turkey packed with celebrity cameos and replacing Verne’s adventure with incredibly unfunny slapstick
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Maggie (2015)

Maggie (2015)
Rating: ★★★
Jun 8, 2015Zombie Film
If the phrase ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie film' is not capable of getting you excited, then you're visiting the wrong site. This is surprisingly good, the complete opposite of anything we expect of either a Schwarzenegger or zombie film, where he can even be said to be giving a serious performance for once
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Terminator Genisys (2015)

Terminator Genisys (2015)
Rating: ★
Jul 4, 2015Time-Travelling Killer Androids
A hodgepodge of competing elements – an aging Arnold Schwarzenegger, a soft reboot, alternate timelines, reintroduction of the familiar, twists to the familiar – that make no sense on a narrative level, least of all come anywhere near what James Cameron delivered back in the first two films
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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Rating: ★★
Jan 25, 2020Time-Travelling Killer Androids
The sixth Terminator film that boasts the return of both James Cameron and Linda Hamilton to the franchise. After the troughs of Terminator: Genisys, this makes one forget about the last three sequels
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