Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

1981 • 94 minutes
4.5
1.82K reviews
93%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Screen idol and Academy Award-winning superstar Mel Gibson ("Maverick," "Lethal Weapon" series) stars in this mythical futuristic tale from writer-director George Miller ("The Witches of Eastwick"). In this boxoffice winner and critical phenomenon, Mad Max joins forces with nuclear holocaust survivors to defend an oil refinery under siege from a ferocious, marauding horde that plunders the land for gasoline. The winner of five Australian Film Institute Awards, Newsweek calls this a "sensational slam-bang end-of-the-world picture." The New York Times says it's "an extravagant film fantasy...action packed...and] extremely witty." "One of the year's 10 best," raves Time Magazine. Followed by "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in this enormously successful film series. MPAA Rating: R © 1983 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.5
1.82K reviews
Dakota Dare
August 26, 2015
Road Warrior is the cult classic sequel to the original Mad Max. Don't worry about watching the original terrible film since Road Warrior explains everything you need to know about it. In the post apocalypse gas is a precious resource, and Max helps out a colony of good guys escort their gas away from bad guys. That's about it. The action is decent, and the finale is pretty good. The film can be slow at times, but it's an alright post apocalypse action film. Recommend seeing Road Warrior before Fury Road.
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Thomas Fackler
December 22, 2014
While still no feat of cinematic bounty, Mad Max 2 has the charming quality of containing a connected plot line. It also has one unexpected twist that I should have seen coming. Watch it if you want, but definitely do not go out of your way to make the seeing happen.
A Google user
April 24, 2016
That's what it was called when it came out. My friends and I rented it regularly at the video store when we were about 13 or 14. I still haven't brought my self to watch the new one. This one is the best of them all.