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Once upon a time in Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest movie star anyone had ever seen.
And his movies have been some of the biggest, too.
But which Arnold Schwarzenegger movies are actually his greatest of all time?
Schwarzenegger co-stars as Lord Kalidor, a role strikingly familiar to his own sword-wielding fantasy brute Conan.
The Rundown (2003)
To be honest, it hardly qualifies as an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
But Junior isn’t terrible.
It’s strange, ridiculous fun that is, at the very least, less excruciating than real pregnancy.
Sabotage appeals almost exclusively to anyone with precious memories of Schwarzenegger kicking butt on screen.
It doesn’t push the envelope, but no one is asking it to anyhow.
For all its faults, Schwarzenegger remains in top notch form in Genisys.
And indeed, they kept that promise.
Pumping Iron chronicles Schwarzenegger and rival Lou Ferrigno’s training for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe competitions.
The documentary compelled the producers of Conan the Barbarian to pursue Schwarzenegger as their star.
The rest is history.
Schwarzenegger cools the screen as Mr.
Freeze, a scientist desperate to bring his wife, in cryogenic stasis, back to warm life.
Red Heat is an underrated late ’80s gem that only adds to Schwarzenegger’s towering career.
Eraser (1996)
If you need someone “erased,” you could call up Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In this mid-’90s action thriller set in the political world of Washington D.C., Arnie plays a U.S.
Marshal of WITSEC who specializes in “erasing” critical witnesses.
Schwarzenegger is squarely in his element in Eraser, a tried and true set piece-driven popcorn fare.
Twins (1988)
It’s hard not to see double in Twins.
After all this time, Twins keeps its charms as an easygoing laugh-riot.
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Arnold Schwarzenegger meets Mighty Morphin holiday hysteria in this Christmastime comedy classic.
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Never send a cop to do a teacher’s job.
Commando (1988)
Ever wanted to see Arnold Schwarzenegger take on hordes of bad guys with gardening tools?
That’s the magic of Commando, a quintessential 1980s classic with Arnie in tip top form.
In 1987, filmmaker Paul Michael Glaser brought a version of King’s story to the big screen.
Schwarzenegger stars as Harry Tasker, a federal secret agent who hides his dangerous profession from his suburban family.
When a terrorist plot ropes in his family, Harry works overtime to finally achieve a proper work/life balance.
Predator (1987)
“If it bleeds, we can kill it.”
It was a guarantee.
