Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. Wikipedia ↗

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a 2024 Australian post-apocalyptic action epic directed by George Miller, a prequel depicting the origin of Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the adult Furiosa and Alyla Browne as the young version, tracing her abduction from the Green Place of Many Mothers as a child by the biker warlord Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth, and her years-long quest for vengeance and freedom through the Wasteland. Chris Hemsworth's Dementus was a departure from his typical heroic roles — a charismatic, theatrical warlord whose flamboyant cruelty masked genuine philosophical emptiness.

George Miller, now 79, maintained the franchise's commitment to practical stunt work and vehicular mayhem while expanding the Wasteland's mythology across 15 years of timeline. Furiosa earned $173 million worldwide on a $168 million budget, a commercial disappointment despite strong reviews.