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Mad Max: Fury Road

Name: Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2015
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 97

George Miller · 2015 · 121m · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most 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.

97%

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86%

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you want the most visually spectacular action film ever made and the best feminist blockbuster

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you need your action films to have a clear plot

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ScorecardThe Multi-Axis Verdict

Worth Your Time

10/10

Fun Factor

10/10

Originality

9/10

Visual Craft

10/10

Pretension Index

2/10

Rewatchability

9/10

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CastThe Players

as Max Rockatansky

Tom Hardy

"You know, hope is a mistake. If you can't fix what's broken, you'll go insane."

in character

as Imperator Furiosa

Charlize Theron

"We are not things."

in character

as Nux

Nicholas Hoult

as Immortan Joe

Hugh Keays-Byrne

as Slit

Josh Helman

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