Mad Max: Fury Road
Movie, 2015, The Citadel, Set in The Citadel
Mad Max: Fury Road is #4 of 5 in release order and #5 of 5 in chronological order in the Mad Max.
The story
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.
Mad Max: Fury Road recap
Max is captured by the War Boys of Immortan Joe, a warlord who rules a desert fortress called the Citadel, controlling its water. Max is used as a "blood bag" for a sick War Boy, Nux. Joe sends his lieutenant, Imperator Furiosa, in an armoured War Rig to trade for fuel, but she drives off course: she has hidden Joe's five wives, whom he keeps as breeding slaves, in the rig, and is taking them to the Green Place, where she grew up. Joe gives chase with his army, joined by the gangs of Gas Town and the Bullet Farm. Nux brings Max along chained to his car, and Max frees himself and ends up joining Furiosa and the wives. Nux, after failing Joe, joins them too. They reach the Vuvalini, Furiosa's people, and learn that the Green Place has turned to poisoned swamp.
Mad Max: Fury Road ending explained
Max persuades Furiosa to drive back and take the Citadel, which has been left almost unguarded. Furiosa kills Immortan Joe during the chase, and Nux sacrifices himself to block the canyon pass with the War Rig. Furiosa is badly wounded and Max saves her with a blood transfusion. At the Citadel, the people raise Furiosa and the wives on a lift, and Max disappears into the crowd.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
- Chronological order: after Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the last.
What to watch before Mad Max: Fury Road
In release order, the essentials before Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) are Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
Cast
- Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky
- Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa
- Nicholas Hoult as Nux
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe
- Josh Helman as Slit
- Nathan Jones as Rictus Erectus
- Zoë Kravitz as Toast the Knowing
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as The Splendid Angharad
- Riley Keough as Capable
- Abbey Lee as The Dag
- Courtney Eaton as Cheedo the Fragile
- John Howard as The People Eater
Directed by George Miller.