# Mad Max (1979)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: George Miller
**Written by**: George Miller, Byron Kennedy, James McCausland
**Starring**: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward

> *The maximum force of the future.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Desert highway at dusk, screeching tires. 
Riotous bikers terrorize civilians, outpace police. 
Classic Miller action unfolds.

**Mood tags**: epic, raw, unhinged

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.8/10 (243512 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 89% · Metacritic 73/100

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