RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Found a Bug? Squash It! Report Bugs Here
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
70 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:1819

Fresh:1274

Rotten:545

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Although T3 never reaches the heights of the second movie, it is a welcome addition to the Terminator franchise.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Imagine a world of permanent darkness, where machines control man's destiny. Imagine you are the only one who can stop it. But before you do, something terrible has to happen. - John... Imagine a world of permanent darkness, where machines control man's destiny. Imagine you are the only one who can stop it. But before you do, something terrible has to happen. - John Connor A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day - the day Skynet's highly developed network of machines was fated to become self-aware and destroy mankind. But August 29, 1997 came and went without incident, despite Skynet's twice failed attempts to kill Connor and wage war on humanity. Now 22, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet. Until… …out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. And she is exponentially more powerful, dangerous and destructive than every Terminator that has come before her. But this time, Connor isn't the only target on Skynet's hit list - unsuspecting veterinarian Kate Brewster (CLAIRE DANES) will see her distant past and promising present collide with an unimaginable future…but only if she can elude the unassailable T-X. When Connor and Kate realize that Judgment Day is rocketing toward them - with only three hours between them and the end of the world - their only hope for survival is a replica of the cyborg Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), Connor's mysterious - and now obsolete - former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day…or face the fall of civilization as we know it. MARIO F. KASSAR and ANDREW G. VAJNA present a Jonathan Mostow Film, an Intermedia/IMF Production, in association with C2 Pictures and Mostow/Lieberman Productions, starring ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES. The film also stars NICK STAHL, CLAIRE DANES and KRISTANNA LOKEN. Directed by JONATHAN MOSTOW, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES is produced by MARIO F. KASSAR, ANDREW G. VAJNA, JOEL B. MICHAELS, HAL LIEBERMAN and COLIN WILSON. The screenplay is by JOHN BRANCATO & MICHAEL FERRIS, based on a story by JOHN BRANCATO & MICHAEL FERRIS and TEDI SARAFIAN. The executive producers are Intermedia Chairman MORITZ BORMAN, along with GUY EAST, NIGEL SINCLAIR and GALE ANNE HURD. The director of photography is DON BURGESS, A.S.C.; the production designer is JEFF MANN; the film is edited by NEIL TRAVIS, A.C.E. and NICOLAS DE TOTH; renowned character creator and original Terminator designer STAN WINSTON returns to supervise the Terminator's make-up and animatronic effects; the special visual effects & digital animation are by INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC; the costume designer is APRIL FERRY; the music is by MARCO BELTRAMI; and the executive music producer is JOEL SILL. TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES will be released domestically on July 2, 2003 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES has been rated R by the MPAA for "strong sci-fi violence and action, language and brief nudity." [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, David Andrews

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Director: Jonathan Mostow
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Producer: Andrew G. Vajna, Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, Colin Wilson
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: Warner Bros.

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
1 - 5 of 33

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Reviews

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 >> >|
 
 
JohnnyAza12/8/09
80%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by JohnnyAza
andrey k.12/8/09
80%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by andrey k.
Alexander N.12/7/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Alexander N.
Curtis W.12/7/09
50%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by Curtis W.
Jesus M.12/7/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Jesus M.
Tobias. B12/7/09
40%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by Tobias. B
polonaise12/7/09
50%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by polonaise
Vincent B.12/7/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Vincent B.
Josh D.12/7/09
30%
Template Image
Rotten
This was over all not a good movie. It was inconsistent to the first two films. The only thing... More
Quote by Josh D.
Zsolti12/7/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Zsolti
Jaysin H.12/6/09
40%
Template Image
Rotten
it's difficult to watch this now and take it seriously knowing that Schwarzenegger is now the... More
Quote by Jaysin H.
nixon k.12/6/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
Terminator 2 was a perfect ending to the series but when the first 2 movies are that popular you... More
Quote by nixon k.
Jason Ortiz12/6/09
50%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by Jason Ortiz
Conner12/6/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Conner
Yiazmat L.12/4/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Yiazmat L.
Wiebers12/4/09
50%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by Wiebers
Stephen G.12/4/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Stephen G.
Joe V.12/3/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Joe V.
Rati P.12/3/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Rati P.
Debjyoti G.12/3/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Debjyoti G.
 
 
1 - 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 >> >|
See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
25% 25% Four Christmases
68% 68% Funny People
95% 95% Star Trek
14% 14% The Ugly Truth

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
83% 83% Harry Potter and the H…
67% 67% Public Enemies
75% 75% Julie & Julia
95% 95% The Cove
85% 85% World's Greatest Dad

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

5 facts straight from the cast.

Disney Animation

Disney Animation

We chart the studio's classics.

Avatar

Avatar

An exclusive look at the human hardware.

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

The Star Trek star talks cars with RT.

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Avatar Picks Up Golden Globes Buzz Source: HitFix
17
  • Disney's Upcoming Hand-Drawn Movies Revealed Source: Slashfilm
7
  • Cameron Explains Blue Avatar Aliens Source: MTV
23
  • Matt Damon Expects Greengrass to Return for Fourth Bourne Source: Collider.com
6
  • Burton's Dark Shadows Rising in 2010 Source: Sci Fi Wire
8
  • Exclusive: The World of Where the Wild Things Are
27
  • Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray Source: Collider.com
20
  • Woman Jailed for Filming New Moon Screening Source: Chicago Sun-Times
18
  • McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator Movies Source: Gizmodo
204
  • Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey Source: Variety
22
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
57
  • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
50
  • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
46
  • Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
41
  • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
40
  • Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black Hole
37
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Blind Side Takes the Lead
29
  • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
28
  • Friday Harvest: Iron Man 2, Harry Potter, and more!
24
  • Five Favorite Films With Avatar's Sam Worthington
24
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • Five Favorite Films With Avatar's Sam Worthington
24
  • Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
2
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
17
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
12
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
23
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
8
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
22
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
9
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
28
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines at IGN
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines at AskMen
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.