Legendary Action Movie Rated ‘Certified Fresh’ Is Leaving Netflix

As always, Netflix will be making changes to its streaming library throughout 2026. The service has already added and subtracted dozens of titles to begin January, with more alterations coming the rest of the month.

Come February, Netflix will be removing one of the most iconic action films of all-time, The Terminator (1984), which helped catapult Arnold Schwarzenegger's career into a new stratosphere and remains an audience favorite more than 40 years later.

'The Terminator' will leave Netflix next month

According to What's On Netflix's Kasey Moore, The Terminator is one of more than 20 movies departing Netflix on Feb. 1, 2026. Other prominent titles leaving on that day include The Patriot, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, What Lies Beneath and Charlie's Angels.

That gives Netflix users a little over four weeks to enjoy Schwarzenegger's portrayal of a time-traveling assassin (from 2029!), sent to assassinate Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who is protected by protagonist Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn).

'The Terminator' is 'Certified Fresh'

Directed by the legendary James Cameron, The Terminator was a box office smash, spawning an entire franchise of sequels and spinoffs.

A three-time Saturn Award winner, The Terminator also has a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, giving it a "Certified Fresh" designation. "Certified Fresh" is "a special designation awarded to the best-reviewed movies and TV shows," based on the following requirements.

• A Tomatometer score of 75% or higher, with at least five reviews from Top Critics.
• Films in wide release must have a minimum of 80 reviews. This also applies for films expanding from limited to wide release.
• Films in limited release must have a minimum of 40 reviews.
• Streaming movies must have a minimum of 40 reviews.
• Only individual seasons of a TV show are eligible, and each season must have accrued reviews from a minimum of 20 critics, 5 among them Top Critics.
• Theatrical releases that premiere at festivals must have an announced release date.

Elsewhere, The Terminator is rated 8.1/10 on IMDB and has a 3.9/5 mark on Letterboxd.