An actor, the greatest bodybuilder of all time, a businessman, and then a governor, the feathers in Arnold Schwarzenegger's hat are never-ending and these are the reasons why he is standing tall on the list of Hall of Fame. The action superstar not just justified the action movies but also became the synonym for the action genre in the industry. There must be many action superstars in modern times but matching the level of Arnold is not everyone’s cup of tea. From being seven times Mr. Olympia to being one of the greatest action stars, Arnold proved his worth in every right way. Here we bring you a compilation of the top 10 cult classics of Arnold Schwarzenegger:
1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day: Even though the movie was way ahead of its time, it still managed to blow away the audience’s mind. The sequel of the original movie was a total surprise for the audience. After seeing Arnold trying to kill Sarah Conor, they witnessed Arnold bailing his blood to save Sarah and her son from even vicious terminator. With action-packed thrills, this is one of the greatest sequels of all time.
2. Predator: Arnold and his chemistry with out-of-the-average concepts have never failed to entertain the audience. The action star came with one such concept in predator. In the movie, he played the role of Dutch who was the leader of a special ops team who took on the mission of killing a dangerous alien. Choose your side, but our money is in Dutch!
3. Terminator: This is where the legacy of Terminator started. A love story, a sci-fi thriller, and a movie to remember portrayed Arnold playing the role of Terminator, who was sent from the future to kill Sarah Conor. As if she died, she won’t be able to give birth to the future rebel leader.
4. Total Recall: Filled with fun, thrill, and sci-fi drama, Total recall is one of the most memorable action thrillers, that captured the career-defining performance of Arnold. The movie of the story is based on a technically forward accident to open Arnold’s eyes and revealed that his whole life has been a lie and someone wants him dead.
5. Twins: It was one of the rare movies that captured Arnold stepping out of his bio bubble and trying something new. The experiment of Arnold, Twins is the struggle story of Jules who steps out into the world to find out about his brother twin. But later he realizes that his brother is not his twin.
6. True Lies: True lies is undoubtedly one of the greatest action romantic classics of Arnold’s career. The plot of the movie revolves around the life of a specially trained agent, who uses his training who find the scumbag who is having affair with his wife. During his search, he also takes care of his national duties and prevents a terrorist attack.
7. Commando: Another action classic by the action superstar. Commando is the life story of special force Colonel John Matrix who goes on an 11-hour mission to find out who kidnapped his daughter. but Matrix has other ideas and wages a one-man-war to free his daughter. And no one is going to stop him.
8. Conan the Barbarian: Schwarzenegger’s first appearance as Conan is a much darker and more serious portrayal that explores murder, revenge, and loss. Conan is on a personal quest to avenge the death of his parents and kill the man responsible, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), the leader of a mysterious snake cult.
9. Terminator: Rise of Machines: Mankind is at the precipice of Judgment Day, the exact point where the machines will take over the earth. The most advanced terminator, the T-X (Kristanna Loken) has been sent back from the future to make sure of earth’s enslavement. Schwarzenegger, an upgraded T-800 series terminator, has been sent back to try and save the only person who can make a difference: John Connor (Nicolas Stahl).
10. Last Action Hero: Last Action Hero is a satirical, action-comedy that parodies other action movies, most notably those of Schwarzenegger himself. The story follows a boy named Danny (Austin O'Brien) who is transported into the movie world of his favorite character, Jack Slater (Schwarzenegger). Slater’s archnemesis escapes into Danny’s real world, and Danny along with Slater follows him.
