MRQE Ranks: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Best to Worst Movies

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The Terminator (1984)

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Bess Motta, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, Rick Rossovich, Dick Miller, Shawn Schepps, Bruce Kerner, Franco Columbu, Bill Paxton

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron, James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

Synopsis: Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilto... [MORE]

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Earl Boen, S. Epatha Merkerson, Castulo Guerra, Danny Cooksey, Jenette Goldstein, Xander Berkeley

Director: James Cameron

Writer: William Wisher, James Cameron

Synopsis: In this sequel set eleven years after "The Terminator," young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization's victory over a future robot u... [MORE]

3

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Cast: James Jones, Gerry Lopez, Mako Null, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Valerie Quennessen, Cassandra Gaviola, William Smith, James Earl Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Davidson, Sandahl Bergman, Max von Sydow

Director: John Milius

Writer: Robert Howard

Synopsis: Orphaned boy Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is enslaved after his village is destroyed by the forces of vicious necromancer Thulsa Doom (James Earl ... [MORE]

4

Predator (1987)

Cast: Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R. Armstrong, Shane Black, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Director: John McTiernan

Writer: Jim Thomas, John Thomas

Synopsis: Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala... [MORE]

5

True Lies (1994)

Cast: Jamie Curtis, Art Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Charlton Heston, Tom Arnold, Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron

Synopsis: Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the posse... [MORE]

6

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Cast: Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen, Chopper Bernet, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Writer: John Brancato, Michael Ferris

Synopsis: Now 25, Connor (Nick Stahl) lives with no record of his existence -- no way he can be traced by Skynet. Out of the shadows of the future steps the ... [MORE]

7

Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Cast: Penelope Miller, Carroll Baker, Joseph Cousins, Christian Cousins, James Chance, Richard Tyson, Linda Hunt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed, Penelope Ann Miller

Director: Ivan Reitman

Writer: Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris

Synopsis: In this action-comedy, unusual circumstances find big, brawny cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) posing as a kindergarten teacher in order to ... [MORE]

8

Total Recall (1990)

Cast: Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson Jr., Michael Champion, Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker, Rosemary Dunsmore, Priscilla Allen, Ronny Cox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Writer: Gary Goldman

Synopsis: Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a bored construction worker in the year 2084 who dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits "Rekall,... [MORE]

9

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Scott Adkins, Yu Nan, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Hemsworth, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews

Director: Simon West

Writer: Richard Wenk, Sylvester Stallone

Synopsis: Mercenary leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the Expendables team reunite when Mr. Church (Bruc... [MORE]

10

The Last Stand (2013)

Cast: Daniel Henney, John Amedori, Mathew Greer, James Burnett, David Midthunder, Tait Fletcher, Mark Sivertsen, Kent Kirkpatrick, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Stormare, Forest Whitaker, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzman, Johnny Knoxville, Eduardo Noriega, Harry Dean Stanton, Rodrigo Santoro, Zach Gilford, Génesis Rodríguez

Director: Kim Jee-Woon

Writer: Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Synopsis: Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has settled into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet ... [MORE]

11

Maggie (2013)

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Douglas Griffin, Joely Richardson, J.D. Evermore, Rachel Groves, Jodie Moore, Bryce Romero, Raeden Greer, Aiden Flowers, Carsen Flowers

Director: Henry Hobson

Writer: John 3

Synopsis: After his daughter (Abigail Breslin) is infected with a virus that transforms her into a zombie, a small-town farmer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) will s... [MORE]

12

Last Action Hero (1993)

Cast: F. Abraham, Frank McRae, Tom Noonan, Robert Prosky, Anthony Quinn, Mercedes Ruehl, Ian McKellen, Professor Toru Tanaka, Joan Plowright, Tina Turner, Rick Ducommun, Michael Gazzo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney

Director: J. McTiernan, John McTiernan

Writer: Shane Black, David Arnott

Synopsis: Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los An... [MORE]

13

Eraser (1996)

Cast: James Cromwell, Danny Nucci, Andy Romano, Nick Chinlund, Gerry Becker, Mark Rolston, John Slattery, Robert Miranda, Michael Papajohn, Joe Viterelli, Roma Maffia, Tony Longo, John Snyder, Olek Krupa, Melora Walters, Cylk Cozart, K. Todd Freeman, James Coburn, Vanessa Williams, Robert Pastorelli, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan

Director: Charles Russell

Writer: Walon Green, Walon Green, Tony Puryear

Synopsis: John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection scheme; he erases their past and deals with their future. His latest ... [MORE]

14

The 6th Day (2000)

Cast: Sarah Wynter, Rod Rowland, Terry Crews, Ken Pogue, Colin Cunningham, Robert Duvall, Wanda Cannon, Taylor Anne Reid, Jennifer Gareis, Don McManus, Steve Bacic, Christopher Lawford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, Wendy Crewson, Michael Rapaport

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Writer: Cormac Wibberley

Synopsis: A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish and even family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal -- that is until family man ... [MORE]

15

Escape Plan (2013)

Cast: Jim Caviezel, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Faran Tahir, Graham Beckel, Matt Gerald, Caitriona Balfe, David Martinez, Christian Stokes, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caviezel, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Curtis Jackson, Amy Ryan, Sam Neill

Director: Mikael Hafstrom

Writer: Miles Chapman, Arnell Jesko

Synopsis: Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison -- and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross... [MORE]

16

Junior (1994)

Cast: Judy Collins, James Eckhouse, Aida Turturro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Pamela Reed, Frank Langella, Emma Thompson

Director: Ivan Reitman

Writer: Kevin Wade, Chris Conrad

Synopsis: A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry ... [MORE]

17

Collateral Damage (2002)

Cast: Harry Lennix, John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Michael Milhoan, Lindsay Frost, Raymond Cruz, Tyler Garcia Posey, Rick Worthy, Cliff Curtis, Elias Koteas, Miguel Sandoval, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francesca Neri

Director: Andrew Davis

Writer: David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths

Synopsis: A family man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child i... [MORE]

18

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Cast: Sinbad Null, Martin Mull, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi, Harvey Korman, Laraine Newman, Robert Conrad, Rita Wilson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Hartman, Sinbad

Director: Steve Boyum, Brian Levant

Writer: Randy Kornfield

Synopsis: Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises... [MORE]

19

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Cast: Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Víctor Ortiz, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Kellan Lutz, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas, Robert Davi, Sarai Givaty, Wesley Snipes, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Sylvester Stallone

Director: Patrick Hughes

Writer: Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt

Synopsis: Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer,... [MORE]

20

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Cast: Mako Null, Sarah Douglas, Olivia d'Abo, Pat Roach, Jeff Corey, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Bruce Fleischer, Ferdinand Mayne, Tracey Walter, Grace Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain, Mako

Director: Richard Fleischer

Writer: Robert Howard

Synopsis: In his second cinematic adventure, the mighty warrior Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tricked into working for the scheming Queen Taramis (Sarah D... [MORE]

21

Sabotage (2014)

Cast: Joe Manganiello, Max Martini, Kevin Vance, Martin Donovan, Harold Perrineau, Mark Schlegel, Maurice Compte, Mireille Enos, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harold Perrineau Jr., Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Josh Holloway, Joe Maganiello, Olivia Williams, Dawn Olivieri

Director: David Ayer

Writer: Skip Woods, David Ayer

Synopsis: John "Breacher" Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads an elite DEA task force. Its latest mission is a high-stakes raid on a safe house owned by on... [MORE]

22

End of Days (1999)

Cast: CCH Pounder, Derrick O'Connor, Miriam Margolyes, Udo Kier, Victor Varnado, Michael O'Hagan, Mark Margolis, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Rod Steiger

Director: Peter Hyams

Writer: Andrew Marlowe

Synopsis: With the millennium approaching, a series of disturbing signs suggests that Satan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has returned to Earth and is walking the ... [MORE]

23

Batman & Robin (1997)

Cast: Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, John Glover, Elle Macpherson, Vivica Fox, Vendela Thomessen, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writer: Akiva Goldsman

Synopsis: This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a d... [MORE]

24

Red Heat (1988)

Cast: Larry Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, Oleg Vidov, Ed O'Ross, Peter Boyle, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi

Director: Walter Hill

Writer: Harry Kleiner, Walter Hill, Troy Kennedy Martin

Synopsis: A Moscow detective (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shows his local police escort (James Belushi) how to hunt a Soviet drug smuggler in Chicago. [MORE]