All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.
Directed by McG
army
artificial intelligence (a.i.)
saving the world
prophecy
san francisco, california
gas station
cyborg
killer robot
dystopia
firearm
post-apocalyptic future
wartime
sequel
los angeles, california
Rank
#156 in 2009·#6496 overall
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Cast
Christian Bale
John Connor
Sam Worthington
Marcus Wright
Moon Bloodgood
Blair Williams
Helena Bonham Carter
Serena
Anton Yelchin
Kyle Reese
Common
Barnes
Zach McGowan
Soldier on Osprey
Bryce Dallas Howard
Kate Connor
Jane Alexander
Virginia
Michael Ironside
General Ashdown
Ivan G'Vera
General Losenko
Dorian Nkono
David
Crew
McG
Director
John Brancato
Writer
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
Dan Lin
Executive Producer
Joel B. Michaels
Executive Producer
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Ed French
Makeup Artist
Stan Winston
In Memory Of
Ben Snow
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ann Foley
Assistant Costume Designer
Popular Reviews
792 reviews
Paimonn
4.0★ · 11/30/25
If Skynet sent a note to McG in 2009 saying "meh make it boring" and somehow called it Terminator Salvation
If Skynet sent a note to McG in 2009 saying "meh make it boring" and somehow called it Terminator Salvation
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Boone Palka
6.2★ · 07/20/26
I actually wish this one was better because I want to see more of Christian Bale as John Connor
I actually wish this one was better because I want to see more of Christian Bale as John Connor
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MaxChow
5.8★ · 07/11/26
Honestly Terminator Salvation has a cool idea trying to show the actual future war but the execution is just pretty mid Christian Bale is decent as John Connor but the whole plot feels way too messy and relies way too much on boring action tropes Sam Worthington actually steals the show as Marcus Wright but his character arc is kind of ruined by a goofy ending The CGI and the action scenes look cool enough but it lacks that real heart and terrifying tension that made the original movies so iconic It is an okay popcorn flick if you just want to see giant robots blow stuff up but it is definitely a forgettable entry in the franchise.
Honestly Terminator Salvation has a cool idea trying to show the actual future war but the execution is just pretty mid Christian Bale is decent as John Connor but the whole plot feels way too messy and relies way too much on boring action tropes Sam Worthington actually steals the show as Marcus Wright but his character arc is kind of ruined by a goofy ending The CGI and the action scenes look cool enough but it lacks that real heart and terrifying tension that made the original movies so iconic It is an okay popcorn flick if you just want to see giant robots blow stuff up but it is definitely a forgettable entry in the franchise.
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abdu
2.0★ · 04/30/26
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Nati
7.0★ · 04/17/26
I mean not bad tbh great visual don’t deserve much hate
I mean not bad tbh great visual don’t deserve much hate
