In a dystopian future, where machines dominate the world and have annihilated much of humanity, a killer cyborg, sent from the year 2029, is headed to 1984 on a lethal mission: to eliminate Sarah Connor, the mother of the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah, an innocent young woman, has no idea of the danger looming over her, but her life takes a drastic turn when a warrior from the resistance, Kyle Reese, also arrives from the future to protect her.
Kyle, marked by the suffering of his time, reveals the terrifying truth: if the Terminator succeeds in its mission, humanity will be doomed. With the mechanical killer relentlessly pursuing her and reappearing in multiple forms, Sarah finds herself caught between the duty of her destiny and the struggle for her life. As the instinct to survive activates within her, Sarah and Kyle form an unexpected bond and defy all odds.
In a series of intense and thrilling chases, the film explores themes of determinism and the fight for survival, leading the characters to discover the value of sacrifice and love in times of chaos. The race against time becomes desperate as they both must face a relentless enemy that knows no compassion. The impact of their decisions will resonate in the future, and the line between man and machine begins to blur in this classic of action and science fiction.