Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
92%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Won 6 Oscars
247 wins & 233 nominations total
With exhilarating action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, Mad Max: Fury Road brings George Miller’s post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life.
Mad Max: Fury Road is the kind of movie that makes you want to jump out of your seat and join the action. Charlize Theron’s Furiosa is a total badass, and the stunts and effects are mind-blowing. Plus, who doesn’t love a movie with a strong female lead? The only downside is that the supporting characters are forgettable, and the lack of diversity in the cast is a bit disappointing. But overall, this movie is a wild ride that you won’t want to miss. Just make sure you have plenty of snacks and a big screen to fully appreciate the slobbernocking achievement that is Mad Max: Fury Road.
Production Company(ies)
Zanuck Brown Productions, Universal Pictures,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Namib Desert, Namibia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 0m
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Language(s):English, Russian
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Country of origin:United States, Australia
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 2015 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2015
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
Mad Max: Fury Road, R, Action/Adventure, Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, directed by George Miller, written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris, produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J Voeten, box office gross $153.6M, reviewed by Brian Eggert, Cory Woodroof, Kip Mooney, Therese Lacson, Hannah Hodson, Audrey, Brittani Nichols, Mey Rude, Gabrielle Rivera, Sarah Marshall, MPAA rating R, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, car chase, escape, survival, wasteland, tyranny, enslavement, rebellion, alliance, armored truck, high-speed chase, violence, disturbing images, Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Atmos, Scope (2.35:1), Warner Bros Pictures
Worldwide gross: $375,709,470
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $468,986,242
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 307
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 51,143,538
US/Canada gross: $154,109,060
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $192,369,463
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 371
US/Canada opening weekend: $45,428,128
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $56,706,495
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 195
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $150,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $187,240,253
Production budget ranking: 136
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $100,828,876
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $180,917,112
ROI to date (est.): 63%
ROI ranking: 1,085
Charlize Theron – Imperator Furiosa
Nicholas Hoult – Nux
Hugh Keays-Byrne – Immortan Joe
Josh Helman – Slit
Nathan Jones – Rictus Erectus
Director(s)
George Miller
Writer(s)
George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris
Producer(s)
Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J. Voeten
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 6 Oscars
247 wins & 233 nominations total
Academy Awards
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All Critics (437) | Top Critics (94) | Fresh (422) | Rotten (15)
In a film with such a strong female lead, how could George Miller write such thoroughly forgettable supporting characters?… [Also] how in the hell is Zoë Kravitz the sole black person in this future earth?!
August 12, 2021
Hannah Hodson
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
Charlize Theron delivers a captivating, challenging performance as Furiosa, arguably her best since Monster.
August 12, 2021
Audrey
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
Other favorite moments include finding which men could not keep a beat in any scene with drums.
August 12, 2021
Brittani Nichols
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
Holy cow I loved this movie.
August 12, 2021
Mey Rude
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
I had my palm raised to the universe the second [Charlize Theron’s Furiosa] took control of that big rig and led the charge across the desert.
August 12, 2021
Gabrielle Rivera
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie with the kind of reach most people – and even most movies – can only aspire to.
January 27, 2021
Sarah Marshall
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
The viewer becomes swept up in the forward-moving narrative impetus, thrilled to audible gasps by Miller’s wonderfully excessive parade of stunts and effects, each more impressive and more fantastically outlandish than the last.
June 21, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It is the rare, beautiful film that can take even the most staunch of cinephiles and reduce them to a giddy child, flush with excitement and rooting for the heroes to win.
May 17, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
Danilo Castro
Next Best Picture
Mad Max: Fury Road is a slobbernocking achievement that also happens to be a singular experience, best seen on the most gargantuan screen possible with friends, soda, candy and a jaw that can be dropped at will.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Williamson Home Page
The definition of a wholly unapologetically action-packed film, Mad Max: Fury Road breathes new life into an old series…
October 9, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Therese Lacson
Nerdophiles
It’s hard to see another movie equalling this one’s grand ambition, deep ideas and awe-inspiring action.
August 29, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
The film offers extremely satisfying set pieces and action, plus ultimately some reveals that change how we previously understood our main character.
July 28, 2021
Nathan Mattise
Ars Technica…
Plot
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There’s Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Charlize Theron delivers a captivating, challenging performance as Furiosa, arguably her best since Monster.
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