The 40 Best Arnold Schwarzenegger-movies!
The best of Arnie! Recently updated to include every single one of his films, as he's only made 41 of them so far (not counting the "in production"-titles or the TV-movies).
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- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation."Phazed plasma-rifle in the 40 watt range" - One of the best movies of all-time. It has action, horror, mind-boggling sci-fi, and loads of terrific one-liners. "You're dead, honey!"
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter HallA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior."Dillon! You son of a bitch!" - A tense, exciting cat-and-mouse jungle-warfare alien-battling horror-film, full of cool characters and action! "GET TO THE CHOPPER!"
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael IronsideWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?"Giv' dese peepol AIHR!" - A highly imaginative, ultra-violent adaptation of one of the best sci-fi author's best novels. The one-liners are all over the place, and the action is off the charts! "Hope you enjoyed the ride!"
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg."Hasta la vista.... baby!" - One of the best sequels of all-time. Doesn't have quite the same amount of pure terror of the first one, but makes up for it with tons of thrilling action-sequences and amazing effects. "Get. Out."
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerRae Dawn ChongDan HedayaA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate."Remember when I said I was gonna kill you last? ....I lied!" - The most masculine movie you'll ever see. It's just pure testosterone from start to finish, with weird characters and great one-liners scattered all over the place. "Don't wake up my friend, he's dead tired."
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerF. Murray AbrahamArt CarneyWith the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character."Hi, I'm Arnold Braunschweiger, nice to meet you!" - One of the best and most underrated meta-films ever, showing us the difference between real life and movies, of course with lots of silly twists and a bunch of car-chases. "Take his...shoes?!"
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States."Here's my invitation!" - A fun, action-packed thrill-ride with lots of humour and generally has a great feel to it. "Battery, Aziz!"
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von SydowA powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult."To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."
- DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMaria Conchita AlonsoYaphet KottoIn a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom."Here's Zub-Zero.. now Plain Zero!"
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerPenelope Ann MillerPamela ReedA tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars."I'm a COP, you IDIOT!"
- DirectorJohn BrunoJames CameronKeith MeltonStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerEdward FurlongLinda HamiltonThree freedom fighters attack a large corporation to prevent a future apocalypse.Pretty cool short film. I just wish it had been longer!
- DirectorWalter HillStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJim BelushiPeter BoyleA tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country."Time to feed parakeet."
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerKathryn HarroldSam WanamakerA former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them."Don't drink and bake!"
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsArnold StangArnold SchwarzeneggerDeborah LoomisHercules is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business."Nice chariot... but where are zhe horses?"
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsSylvester StalloneArnold Schwarzenegger50 CentWhen a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside."You hit like a vegetarian!"
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerDanny DeVitoKelly PrestonA physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook."How can bullsh*t walk?"
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSam WorthingtonTerrence HowardMembers of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.Look at you, with your 48 percent body fat!
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJeff BridgesSally FieldArnold SchwarzeneggerSo-called 'special agent' infiltrates into the gym, which is targeted by a dirty business fraud.Can't remember any quotes, but Arnie won a Golden Globe for this one!
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMichael RapaportTony GoldwynA man meets a clone of himself and stumbles into a grand conspiracy about clones taking over the world."When I told you fu*k yourself, I didn't mean for you to take it literally."
- DirectorGeorge ButlerRobert FioreStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLou FerrignoMatty FerrignoArnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno face off in a no-holds-barred competition for the title of Mr. Olympia in this critically-acclaimed film that made Schwarzenegger a household name."Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerForest WhitakerJohnny KnoxvilleThe leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff."You make us immigrants look bad."
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGabriel ByrneRobin TunneyAt the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him."Oh, you think you're bad, huh? You're a *beep* choir boy compared to me! A CHOIR BOY!"
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerVanessa WilliamsJames CaanA Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons."You're Luggage!"
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSinbadPhil HartmanA father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one."Put that cookie down. NOW!"
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerDanny DeVitoEmma ThompsonAs part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body."Oh I feel the baby, the baby!.... OH sh*t!"
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJason ClarkeEmilia ClarkeWhen John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.Some good action-scenes saves this from being a complete turkey. Barely.
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerNick StahlKristanna LokenA machine from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a man and a woman from an advanced robotic assassin to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack."I am...a machine!"
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsKirk DouglasArnold SchwarzeneggerAnn-MargretFacing hanging, a bank robber makes a deal with the corrupt banker to avoid execution in exchange for a dirty assignment."This is a seven-shot six-shooter, and I had it especially made."
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGrace JonesOlivia d'AboConan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess."Enough talk!"
- DirectorSimon WestStarsSylvester StalloneLiam HemsworthRandy CoutureMr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat."My shoe is bigger than this car." - The only Expendable-movie where Arnie gets some decent screen-time, and he delivers the usual goods. Nothing special here though, as all the "tough-guy" jokes quickly gets boring.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerBrigitte NielsenSandahl BergmanThe fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren."I'm not a mercenary. No body pays me. And if I feel someone one owes me, I take it."
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJohn LeguizamoFrancesca NeriAfter his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible."I'll show you collateral damage!"
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.Terrible film that almost put Batman in the grave for good. Arnie is relatively amusing though.
- DirectorFrank CoraciStarsJackie ChanSteve CooganJim BroadbentTo win a bet, an eccentric British inventor embarks, with his Chinese valet and an aspiring French artist, on a trip full of adventures and dangers around the world in exactly 80 days.Prince Hapi is hilarious, but is sadly only there for a few minutes.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsElliott GouldNina van PallandtSterling HaydenPrivate investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.It's just a small non-speaking cameo, but he's hilarious none the less!
- DirectorPatrick HughesStarsSylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiBarney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.Not a big role, and only has a few good moments.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard BenjaminJames CocoScatman CrothersTo inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.A minor cameo as a gym instructor, relatively funny, but very short.
- DirectorElliott LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerScoot McNairyMaggie GraceTwo strangers' lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash.Arnold gives a good performance, but the movie is just dull as heck.
- DirectorHenry HobsonStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerAbigail BreslinJoely RichardsonA teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side.The dullest, least gory, and least entertaining zombie-movie I've ever seen in my entire life. Arnold actually does a good job of delivering his lines etc, but it's just a complete snoozefest from start to finish. The color-grading is also terribly annoying, to say the least.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiA CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.It's just a small cameo, not really worth mentioning.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsDwayne JohnsonSeann William ScottChristopher WalkenA tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.It's just a tiny cameo, where he walks past The Rock and says "Have fun".
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsKevin KlineSigourney WeaverFrank LangellaAn uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.It's just a small dull cameo, as a guy who tells the president to take care of his body.