11 Best Movies To Watch If You Loved Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (and Where to Stream Them)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga marks Australian director George Miller’s return to the Mad Max franchise with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in the lead. An origin story focused on Furiosa (the rebel played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road), the gritty action epic has the best elements of the Mad Max movies along with a powerful lead performance by Taylor-Joy.
If you enjoyed the post-apocalyptic madness of Furiosa, our streaming guide shows you similar movies to watch and where you can stream them.
While every Mad Max movie is worth a watch, Mad Max: Fury Road is perfect for new fans to the franchise. The 2015 sequel also acts as a soft reboot with Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson as the rebellious driver Max. As he teams up with Furiosa, unhinged chaos ensues in the desert.
If you liked the big-budget vehicular action of Furiosa, you must watch Mortal Engines for its sheer scope and ambition. Mortal Engines is set in a world where every city is mounted on wheels and is ready to run over each other for survival.
If the dystopia of Furiosa is set in orange-red deserts, Parasite director Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer is set in a grey, frozen environment. With the planet frozen to an Ice Age, the survivors band together in a train called Snowpiercer. As a class struggle kicks off in the train, Chris Evans’ protagonist becomes a working-class rebel like Furiosa.
When it comes to sprawling desert epics like Furiosa, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise makes for essential viewing. The two movies cover the rise of Paul Atreides, a young royal who unexpectedly becomes the leader of a nomadic desert tribe. With an ensemble cast led by Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune is similar to Furiosa in terms of majestic set pieces and real-world action.
For exactly the same reasons why you should watch Dune if you loved Furiosa, Dune: Part Two concludes Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's iconic sci-fi novel. The movie was a huge success at the box office and received rave reviews.
World-building plays a major part in making Furiosa so exciting. A world of similarly epic proportions is visited in Pitch Black. But while the sun shines almost all the time in Furiosa, Pitch Black is set in a planet that is mostly covered in darkness and populated by nocturnal beats.
If you need some mindless action with fast cars and truck chases, watch Death Race. The Jason Statham-starrer lacks the depth of Furiosa but has enough vehicle action to keep you hooked.
Apart from Hemsworth and Taylor-Joy, one of the most unforgettable performances in Furiosa was by Tom Burke as War Rig driver Praetorian Jack. If you wish to watch more of his recent performances, see him play legendary director Orson Welles in Mank. The Netflix period drama covers the strange-but-true story behind the making of Citizen Kane (aka the “greatest movie ever made” for many).
