The Top Ten Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies

Over the last two decades, this charismatic Austrian bodybuilder has become one of the world's leading box-office attractions, married into one of America's foremost families and built a thriving business and real estate empire. Schwarzenegger played forgettable roles in several 1970s movies, first gaining attention as the subject of George Butler's fine documentary, Pumping Iron (1976). He earned a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Male Newcomer for his role in Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry (1977) and starred in two sword-and-sorcery sagas, Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984), each of which grossed over $100 million worldwide.

Schwarzenegger's screen persona - a physique that strains the imagination combined with a thick Austrian accent - received a major credibility boost with The Terminator (1984), which cast him as an alien ubermensch and established his trademark, automaton-like delivery of minimal lines such as "I'll be back." The modestly-budgeted film secured his status as an international star, established the careers of director James Cameron and producer Gale Ann Hurd, and set the pace for many of the violent, action-adventure, special effects-driven movies that would dominate the global market in the second half of 1980s. Schwarzenegger continued to star in such films for the rest of the 80s with the notable exception of the ludicrous, but successful, Twins, a 1988 comedy that paired him with Danny De Vito.

Schwarzenegger's career has been a carefully orchestrated one, reflecting an aggressive business and marketing acumen which has also brought him success in other fields (e.g., he now produces the "Mr. Universe" and "Mr. Olympia" pageants in which he once competed). With an eagerness not only to adapt to American life but to conquer it, reminiscent of the earlier immigrants who founded America's entertainment industry, he became a naturalized citizen in 1983 and joined the country's nobility with his 1986 marriage newscaster Maria Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family.

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#	Movie	Year
1.	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991
2.	The Terminator	1984
3.	Conan the Barbarian	1982
4.	True Lies	1994
5.	Pumping Iron	1973
6.	Kindergarten Cop	1990
7.	Total Recall	1990
8.	Commando	1985
9.	Twins	1988
10.	Predator	1987