Arnold Schwarzenegger 7 Greatest Movies Ranked

Arnold Schwarzenegger, what can we say about this man, there are several classic’s, and everyone has their personal favorites to celebrate a career that has seen several triumphs throughout many decades of cinema. Few actors can transcend through generations to become a larger-than-life megastar in Hollywood, but Arnold Schwarzenegger has defied the odds time and time again and become a superstar like no other in the moviemaking business.

7. Twins (1988)

The ’80s was a strange time where seemingly anything was possible – even a movie based around the implausible premise that Arnie and Danny DeVito could be twins. They played long lost brothers Julias and Benedict, the result of a top secret genetics experiment. Separated at birth and brought up under very different circumstances, the physically mismatched duo go in search of their biological mother, getting into many scrapes (and japes) along the way. Sandwiched between 1987’s The Running Man and 1990’s Total Recall, Twins was a new genre for Arnie!!

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6. True Lies (1994)

When you have James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger working together, you should expect some quality filmmaking. While their third collaboration together True Lies wasn’t quite on par with their first two movies, there is a good bit of fun to be had in this silly, excessive martial action spy film. In many ways, it does feel like the predecessor to a film like Mr. and Mrs. Smith. And I’d argue that it’s also a better film than that movie too.

Paired alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, True Lies is quite easily among the most laboriously sensational movies from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s filmography. That’s saying something, especially if you’ve seen, say, The Last Action Hero or even Commando. What makes it work is both the sizzling sensuality of the famous leads and James Cameron’s firmly tongue-in-cheek style, which is both playful and also sincere in its ridiculous attitude toward its material. The result is an enjoyable romp that doesn’t quite stand as tall as some of their other work, but one that shouldn’t be dismissed quite so readily either.

5. Kindergarten Cop (1990)

It’s hard to believe Arnie featured in Kindergarten Cop and Total Recall in the same year, such was the difference in tone. Again directed by Ivan Reitman, this family classic still hits all of the usual Arnie notes, but with a bit more heart. LAPD detective Harry Kimble (Arnie) has been tracking down drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years, which leads him to become an undercover pre-school teacher, falling for fellow teacher Joyce Palmieri (Penelope Ann Miller) in the process.

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4. Last Action Hero (1993)

Director John McTiernan (Predator) and Arnie hook up again for this silly popcorn romp, which is a whole heap of fun. The plot is simple: imagine having a golden ticket that could transport you into the world of the movie you were watching in the cinema. That’s exactly what happens to Danny Madigan, a teenager from a broken home who lives in a poorer area of New York. Cue ridiculous action and some clever one-liners. Harmless family fun in a fantastical format.

3. Total Recall (1990)

Douglas Quaid (Arnie) is a 21st Century construction worker married to Lori (Sharon Stone) who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. This is one of director Paul Verhoeven’s best films, hot on the heels of 1987’s Robocop, and is stuffed with violence, gore and the Dutch filmmaker’s signature corporate-baddie-against-the-people plot lines.

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2. The Terminator (1984)

A soldier from the future is sent back to 1984 in order to stop a cyborg assassin from murdering a young woman – whose unborn son is the key to the survival of humanity. James Cameron’s box office-breaking sci-fi horror would go on to become one of the most iconic franchises of the last four decades, producing not one but two legendary screen characters – Sarah Connor and the T-800.

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1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Seven years after his first outing, the Terminator returned to the big screen with James Cameron at the helm once more. This time, the T-800 is sent back to protect a young John Connor, leader of the Resistance, from a new threat – the shapeshifting T-1000. A more bombastic and tonally lighter film than the first, 1991’s Judgment Day encapsulated ’90s excess, bringing a little more soul to Arnie’s fearsome metalhead.

These are just our picks, and we would love to hear what you have to say about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s work. Let us know in the comment section below what you consider Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best movie moments to be. We’ll be back with more content right here at Let’s Talk Movies.

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