Films like Mad Max: Fury Road
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Mad Max: Fury Road, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Otherworldly and very fast: a straightforward sci-fi film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of injustice and vengeance, social commentary and underdogs, plus tags such as convoy, on the road and australia.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
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The Road (2009)
Film7.0
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: on the road, post-apocalyptic future, survival.
- 2
The Book of Eli (2010)
Film6.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, survival, dystopia.
- 3
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Film6.7
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of injustice and vengeance and social commentary. Common ground: rescue, future, dystopia.
- 4
Predator: Badlands (2025)
Film7.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of underdogs and resilience and survival. Common ground: survival.
- 5
Escape from New York (1981)
Film7.1Heavier option
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, dystopia.
- 6
Damsel (2024)
Film7.2
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of injustice and vengeance and social commentary. Common ground: chase.
- 7
Armageddon (1998)
Film6.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of injustice and vengeance and underdogs.
- 8
Dredd (2012)
Film6.8More intricate
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and social commentary. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, survival, dystopia.
- 9
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Film6.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of injustice and vengeance and underdogs.
- 10
I Am Legend (2007)
Film7.2
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and straightforward, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, dystopia.
- 11
Total Recall (1990)
Film7.3More intricate
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of injustice and vengeance and social commentary. Common ground: dystopia.
- 12
Film7.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and straightforward, with themes of social commentary and underdogs.
- 13
Independence Day (1996)
Film6.8
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and straightforward, with themes of underdogs and an all-consuming quest.
- 14
Civil War (2024)
Film6.9
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary and an all-consuming quest. Common ground: dystopia.
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Film6.7
Why it's like Mad Max: Fury Road: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: on the run, post-apocalyptic future, dystopia.
Boxlist compares Mad Max: Fury Road with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Mad Max: Fury Road?
- Picks with a similar feel include The Road, The Book of Eli, The Matrix Revolutions and Predator: Badlands. Each shares part of Mad Max: Fury Road's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Mad Max: Fury Road chosen?
- Boxlist compares Mad Max: Fury Road with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.