Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Directed by James Cameron · 137 min · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
90.7 TOPICAL score · #92 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, directed by James Cameron) has a TOPICAL score of 90.7 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75. Audiences: TMDB 8.2/10 (15,019 ratings) · IMDb 8.6/10. Wikipedia covers it in 93 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75
- AudienceTMDB 8.2/10 (15,019 ratings) · IMDb 8.6/10
- Awards6 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Sound Editing; Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Academy Award for Best Sound
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 93 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read236,741 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor #602), Linda Hamilton (actor #596), Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick (actor #950)
“Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released to critical acclaim.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10