Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

It's nothing personal.

Directed by James Cameron

Produced by Carolco Pictures, Pacific Western

1991137 min8.2 / 10

A relentless, visually spectacular action thriller that pairs sustained kinetic intensity with genuine emotional stakes about humanity, sacrifice, and the fight against an inhuman threat.

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.

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  • Is Terminator 2: Judgment Day violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is Terminator 2: Judgment Day easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Terminator 2: Judgment Day scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Terminator 2: Judgment Day end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Terminator 2: Judgment Day sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love96

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