Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, who was born on July 30, 1947 in Graz, Austria, started bodybuilding at a young age and it turned out that his structure was very suitable for this sport. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who went to the USA after participating in some competitions in his own country and in London, was the first Mr. She won the Olympia title in 1970. Then he won countless more championships.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who modeled for many magazines, stepped into the world of cinema in 1969. Although he took part in many different films, he shone with the character of Conan and saw the peak with the Terminator films. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was also the governor of California for a while, and briefly see the stories they present to the audience.
Some of the best Arnold Schwarzenegger movies:
- the last Stand
- Last Action Hero
- The Running Man
- Escape Plan
- Commando
- Conan the Barbarian
- True Lies
- Total Recall
- Predator
- Terminator series
The big police chief of the small town: The Last Stand
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Western
- Director: Jee-woon Kim
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville
- IMDb: 6.3
Ray Owens is a successful chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, but when things go wrong in an operation, he feels remorseful and wants to be reassigned to a small town. This quiet town gets lively when a mafia leader escapes from the FBI and arrives in the area. The chief of police sets up a small team and undertakes a task much larger than his size and goes after the mafia leader.
Never meet your heroes: Last Action Hero
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Director: John McTiernan
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Austin O’Brien
- IMDb: 6.4
An action movie fan, Dany finds herself in the universe of her favorite action movie hero, Jack Slater, with a magic ticket given by her friend one day. Things get complicated when the evil of the universe takes the ticket in his hand and goes to the real world. When Dany finds her protagonist, Jack Slater, and explains the situation, these interesting duo decide to save the world by going after the villain Benedict.
What if game shows were like this: The Running Man
- Year: 1987
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Director: Paul Michael Glaser
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto
- IMDb: 6.4
Running Man is a game show in the movie, which tells a dark future scenario. In the game show, criminals are punished in the most brutal ways possible. Ben Richards freezes in surprise when he finds himself in the middle of this competition, but soon struggles to stay alive. Ben is so successful that the host of the show makes things even bloodier to raise the stakes.
Let’s see how many from here: Escape Plan
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Director: Mikael Håfström
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel
- IMDb: 6.7
Escape Plan, which also has sequels shot by different directors, welcomes the audience to an exciting prison escape adventure. Ray Breslin is an expert who finds vulnerabilities by breaking into prisons and escaping. One day, he finds himself in a very tough prison and can’t get out. He must partner with the prison’s heavy brother, Emil, to plan his exit.
So you missed my daughter: Commando
- Year: 1985
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director: Mark L. Lester
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya
- IMDb: 6.7
The Matrix is a former soldier who has recently retired and lives with his daughter. When he does not accept the task offered to him, he is forced into this task by kidnapping his daughter. His mission is to kill the head of state of a Latin American country. He manages to escape just as he gets on the plane and goes on a mission. Now his only goal is to find his kidnapped daughter and take revenge on those who kidnapped her in the most painful way.
A comic book legend: Conan the Barbarian
- Year: 1982
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Director: John Milius
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow
- IMDb: 6.9
Conan the Barbarian, the movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, tells the adventures of the literary and comic book hero Conan, who met the readers for the first time in the 1930s. Conan, whose family was killed when he was a little boy, grows up and pursues Thulsa Doom to avenge his family. He will meet many different characters who will help him or stand in front of Doom on his way.
Deceived secret agent: True Lies
- Year: 1994
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton
- IMDb: 7.3
Harry Tasker appears on the outside as a good father and wife, working as a salesperson for a computer firm. But he is a secret agent. He learns that his wife cheated on him during this duty, which even his family does not know. A terrorist leader threatens the country when he asks his partner to follow his wife. If the terrorist’s wishes are not done, a nuclear bomb will explode in the middle of Florida.
When the virtual journey becomes reality: Total Recall
- Year: 1990
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone
- IMDb: 7.5
Adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, the master pen of science fiction literature, Total Recall draws attention with its story set in a world where memories are bought. Douglas Quaid wants to take a virtual trip to the planet Mars and buys a Martian memory. Things are complicated when he puts the memory on himself because he is now a secret agent and is fighting against the ruthless leader of Mars.
Alien at the top of the food pyramid: Predator
- Year: 1987
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
- Director: John McTiernan
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo
- IMDb: 7.8
One day, Dutch and his commando friends are tasked by the CIA to find an airman in South America. As the team successfully completes the mission and returns home, they encounter a hunter. This predator is an alien and almost invincible. The team’s forced new mission is to eliminate this alien, who pretends to be sworn to kill all living things on Earth.
A true legend: the Terminator series
- Year: 1984 – 2019
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
- IMDb: 8.6
The Terminator series, whose first film we met in 1984, has met with the audience with five more films since then and has become a legendary series of six films. In the series, which draws a dark future scenario for the audience, the machines have taken over the world and there is a group of resistance people who oppose them. Things take a very interesting turn when a robot arrives in the past, determined to destroy the Resistance leader before he is even born.
We listed some of the best films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the most successful actors of action films, and briefly talked about the stories they presented to the audience. Of course, this list could have been much longer. You can share the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies that you want to be on our list in the comments.
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