Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
A stolen child’s long ascent through a brutal wasteland transforms Furiosa into a defiant survivor amid rival tyrants and thunderous vehicle warfare.
Overview
In a desolate wasteland, a fierce warrior fights to reclaim her home and identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- adrenaline pumping
- brutal
- operatic
- action movie night
- big screen viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised George Miller’s inventive action design, world-building, and performances while finding the long prequel comparatively predictable and less propulsive than Fury Road.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dementus, Immortan Joe, Gastown, and the Bullet Farm form a violent economy based on control of essential resources.
Young Furiosa grows into a hardened survivor while enduring capture, exploitation, and successive trials in the wasteland.
The film emphasizes elaborate vehicle battles, desert geography, stunt choreography, and expansive physical set pieces.
The Citadel, Gastown, and the Bullet Farm operate as rival strongholds in a fragmented post-collapse world.
Films like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and why
Mad Max: Fury Road
post apocalyptic wasteland, kinetic vehicle action, tyrannical warlords, and survival-driven female heroism
Dune: Part Two
desert dystopia, competing power structures, monumental production design, and politically charged rebellion
The Road
bleak post apocalyptic survival, hostile landscapes, and emotionally austere journeys through societal collapse
Movie Details
- Director
- George Miller
- Release Date
- 2024-05-22
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (5226)
Cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Chris Hemsworth
- Tom Burke
- Alyla Browne
- George Shevtsov
- Lachy Hulme
- John Howard
- Angus Sampson
- Charlee Fraser
- Elsa Pataky
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga about?
- A stolen child’s long ascent through a brutal wasteland transforms Furiosa into a defiant survivor amid rival tyrants and thunderous vehicle warfare.
- What is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as graphic.
- What did critics think of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
- Critics broadly praised George Miller’s inventive action design, world-building, and performances while finding the long prequel comparatively predictable and less propulsive than Fury Road.
- Which films are like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
- Films with a similar feel include Mad Max: Fury Road, Dune: Part Two, and The Road.
- How long is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga runs 149 minutes.
- Where can I watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
- In United States, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max.
