Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991 | 137 min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Audiences adore it (8.2/10), it won 4 Oscars, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (90%). Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

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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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 15K viewers
AwardsVery strong
6 wins, 2 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; won Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Box office & staying powerStrong
$518 million worldwide on a $102 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.3 million Wikipedia readers in the past year