🎬 Movies Like Mad Max: Fury Road

Loved Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)? 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. Here are 25 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Mad Max: Fury Road itself.

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   Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024

   7.5 IMDb90% RT critics88% RT audience74% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Miller, writer Nick Lathouris

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   Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome1985

   6.2 IMDb80% RT critics49% RT audience62% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling80·49

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Miller

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   Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015

   6.3 IMDb47% RT critics54% RT audience67% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: on the run, post-apocalyptic future

4. 4
   Turbo Kid2015

   6.7 IMDb89% RT critics77% RT audience65% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: post-apocalyptic future

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   Arrival2016

   7.9 IMDb94% RT critics83% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·83

   Both are sci-fi films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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   Inception2010

   8.8 IMDb87% RT critics74% Metacritic91% RT audience84% TMDB

   Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

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   Doctor Strange2016

   7.5 IMDb89% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

   Both are adventure/action films; Matching intense, epic tone

8. 8
   The Last Survivors2014

   5.3 IMDb75% RT critics61% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: post-apocalyptic future, survival

9. 9
   How to Train Your Dragon 22014

   7.8 IMDb92% RT critics90% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·90

   Shared themes: rescue, intense; Both are adventure/action films

10. 10
    Deadpool2016

    8.0 IMDb85% RT critics65% Metacritic90% RT audience76% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/action films; Matching funny, cerebral tone

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    Snowpiercer2013

    7.1 IMDb94% RT critics72% RT audience69% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling94·72

    Both are sci-fi/action films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    X-Men: Days of Future Past2014

    7.9 IMDb90% RT critics91% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·91

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

13. 13
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015

    7.7 IMDb93% RT critics84% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

14. 14
    Skyfall2012

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics86% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching tense, intense tone

15. 15
    The Martian2015

    8.0 IMDb91% RT critics91% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·91

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    The Running Man2025

    6.4 IMDb61% RT critics77% RT audience68% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser61·77

    Shared themes: dystopian future, on the run, survival; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Edge of Tomorrow2014

    7.9 IMDb91% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·90

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

18. 18
    No Escape2015

    6.8 IMDb46% RT critics62% RT audience69% TMDB

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching intense, emotional tone

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    Captain Marvel2019

    6.7 IMDb79% RT critics45% RT audience68% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling79·45

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

20. 20
    Star Trek Beyond2016

    7.0 IMDb86% RT critics79% RT audience68% TMDB

    Shared plot themes: furthest, reaches, where, who; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    The Road Warrior1981

    7.6 IMDb93% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Miller

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    Afterburn2025

    4.6 IMDb58% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: post-apocalyptic future

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    The Postman1997

    6.1 IMDb14% RT critics51% RT audience63% TMDB⚡ Polarizing14·51

    Often recommended together; Both are adventure/action films

24. 24
    The Blood of Heroes1989

    6.3 IMDb20% RT critics76% RT audience59% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser20·76

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: post-apocalyptic future

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    Death Race 20001975

    6.2 IMDb80% RT critics63% RT audience61% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling80·63

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/action films