8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Bias Rating
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Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Mad Max: Fury Road explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its central narrative, which depicts a revolutionary overthrow of a patriarchal, tyrannical, and environmentally destructive system, empowering women and advocating for collective liberation and resource justice.
The movie features visible diversity in its ensemble cast, which contributes to its richly imagined post-apocalyptic world. Its narrative strongly centers on themes of female liberation and agency, explicitly critiquing patriarchal power structures through its primary antagonists and elevating female characters to central heroic roles.
Secondary
The film features Imperator Furiosa and several elderly Vuvalini women who engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, including Immortan Joe and his War Boys, using melee weapons and hand-to-hand combat.
Mad Max: Fury Road does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on survival, liberation from patriarchy, and environmental collapse, without exploring aspects of sexual orientation or gender identity within its character portrayals.
Mad Max: Fury Road does not include any explicit transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on survival and rebellion in a post-apocalyptic world, without engaging with gender identity beyond cisgender portrayals.
Mad Max: Fury Road introduces new characters like Imperator Furiosa and Immortan Joe, who did not exist in prior installments. The titular character, Mad Max, retains his established male gender. No previously established characters were portrayed with a different gender.
Mad Max: Fury Road introduces many new characters, none of whom have a prior established race to be swapped. The titular character, Max Rockatansky, is portrayed by a white actor, consistent with previous iterations. Therefore, no race swaps are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.7
9.0
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