# Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

> An exiled wanderer becomes entangled in a tyrant’s arena politics and a lost children’s fragile mythology across a spectacular Australian wasteland.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4549

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Helen Buday, Bruce Spence, Angelo Rossitto, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Paul Larsson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, baroque, eccentric, action movie night, cult cinema marathon

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