Moderate
306 of 542 found this moderate
There is a 5 second scene of Sarah's roommate and her boyfriend having sex. This is very brief and happens at 00:30:09-00:30:16, after this the terminator fights a man who is wearing a speedo.
The opening scene when the Terminator is walking towards a group of punks features full-frontal male nudity. it is mostly in shadow.
A man in his underwear tries to fight the Terminator.
A man and woman have sex. Her breasts can be seen.
2 sex scenes, and in one, Sarah's breasts are clearly visible
There is a sex scene at 01:21:27-01:23:00.
Arnold's penis and testicles are shown from 5:31-5:34.
Two instances of non-sexual male nudity (buttocks are seen).
Severe
201 of 378 found this severe
There's an intense car chase in which the Terminator pursues Sarah and Reese. Both cars ram into each other and crash in the end, and several gunshots are also exchanged.
There's an intense chase near the end in which the Terminator pursues Reese and Sarah on his motorcycle. Reese throws dynamite at him, which explodes, but he survives, and commandeers a truck. The truck is then blown up, causing a massive explosion.
A man is beaten up while trying to fight the Terminator. He is violently thrown about the room and finally crashes through a wall and dies.
A woman is shot in the back by the Terminator.
A woman gets blown to pieces by turret.
The overall violence is moderate as it has little bloody images.
When the Terminator is pulling his fake eye out it can be pretty disturbing as there is a slight amount of blood and gross noises.
The violence in the first Terminator is exaggerated.
Very violent with a lot of blood. No extreme gore, such as organs but the amount of blood is on par with some horror films.
A punk is killed by getting punched through the chest (partially offscreen). The Terminator's bloody hand is seen.
Moderate
199 of 315 found this moderate
8 uses of f-ck, 3 uses of sh-t, 2 uses of h-ll, 2 uses of son of a b-tch, 2 uses of a-hole, 4 uses of g_ddamn, 1 use of d-mn, 2 uses of 'Jesus".
Cinemax content advisory: rated R for strong sexual content (SSC), nudity (N), graphic violence (GV), and adult language (AL)
"Shit" is said a few times. "Asshole" is also said, along with milder language: "Hell", "damn", "bastard" etc.
Mild
205 of 275 found this mild
A man is briefly seen with a cigar in his mouth.
Some characters are seen smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages.
Moderate
161 of 314 found this moderate
The T-800 cuts his arm and cuts his eye out.
Rated R for Several Intense Sequences of Sci-fi Action Violence Throughout, and for Some Sexuality/Nudity, and Strong Language.