The prequel film we have all been waiting for is finally here and I am really happy to say that it is as brilliant and bombastic as the original film. Obviously, we are talking about Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the prequel to George Miller‘s 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road. Directed by Miller from a screenplay by Nico Lathouris and Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga follows the story of a young Furiosa as she is taken from Green Place of Many Mothers and tries to survive in the wasteland while trying to get back home but the war between great biker horde’s warlord Dementus and Immortan Joe makes it harder. Replacing Charlize Theron from Fury Road, Anya Taylor-Joy takes over the role of Furiosa in the prequel film and it also stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, John Howard, Angus Sampson, and Nathan Jones. So, if you loved the wasteland, action, big stunts, and great characters in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Mad Max: Fury Road (Max & Prime Video Add-On)
Before Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga there was Mad Max: Fury Road. Directed by George Miller, Furiosa serves as a prequel to the 2015 brilliant post-apocalyptic action film. Mad Max: Fury Road follows the story of Max after he is captured by the tyrannical Immortan Joe desert fortress the Citadel, where Max forges an alliance with Furiosa to save Immortan Joe’s five wives from him but as they run they are chased by Immortan Joe and his henchman turning this film into one epic car chase through the wasteland. Mad Max: Fury Road stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in the lead roles with Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Courtney Eaton, Riley Keough, Abby Lee, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley starring in supporting roles.
Mortal Engines (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Mortal Engines is a post-apocalyptic steampunk film directed by Christian Rivers from a screenplay co-written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson. Based on a 2001 young adult sci-fi novel of the same name by Philip Reeve, the 2018 film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where cities move and consume each other for resources, and in this world, we follow the story of two strangers brought together by chance as they try to uncover a massive conspiracy that holds the power to change the world. Mortal Engines stars Hera Hilmar and Robert Sheehan in the lead roles with Hugo Weaving, Leila George, Stephen Lang, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Patrick Malahide, Colin Salmon, and Regé-Jean Page starring in supporting roles.
Children of Men (Rent on Prime Video)
Children of Men is a dystopian action thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay co-written by Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby. Based on a 1992 novel titled The Children of Men by author P.D. James, the 2006 film is set in the year 2027 and after 18 years of human infertility, the human race is on the verge of extinction. But when a woman gets pregnant, a bureaucrat must risk his life to transport the woman to safety. Children of Men stars Clive Owen in the lead role with Julianne Moore, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Peter Mullan, Danny Huston, and Ed Westwick starring in supporting roles.
The Northman (Starz & Prime Video Add-On)
The Northman is a historical action-drama film directed by Robert Eggers from a screenplay co-written by Sjón and Eggers. Based on The Legend of Amleth by Saxo Grammaticus, the 2022 film follows the story of Prince Amleth whose father was killed and whose mother was abducted by his uncle at a very young age. When he grows up he becomes a Viking and soon embarks on a quest for revenge for his father and to save his father. The Northman stars Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Björk, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Oscar Novak, and Ralph Ineson starring in supporting roles.
Death Race (Prime Video)
Death Race is a dystopian action-thriller film written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Based on a 1975 film titled Death Race 2000 by Robert Thom and Charles B. Griffith, which was based on a short story titled The Racer by Ib Melchior, the 2008 film follows the story of Jensen who is serving a life sentence in prison but when the Warden gives him and the other prisoners a chance at freedom, millions of people watch as the prisoners race armored cars and kill each other to win the biggest prize of all, freedom. Death Race stars Jason Statham in the lead role with Natalie Martinez, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Max Ryan, Robin Shou, Jason Clarke, and Jacob Vargas starring in supporting roles.
War of the Planet of the Apes (Hulu, Max & Prime Video Add-On)
War of the Planet of the Apes is a sci-fi action and the third film in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise. Directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay co-written by Mark Bomback and Reeves, the 2017 film is set two years after the battle in San Fransisco and it follows the story of Caesar who is on a quest to take revenge against the rogue army of humans who killed his wife and son. War of the Planet of the Apes stars Andy Serkis in the lead role with Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Terry Notary, Amiah Miller, Gabriel Chavarria, Karin Konoval, Sara Canning, Judy Greer, and Toby Kebbell starring in supporting roles.
Waterworld (Starz & Prime Video Add-On)
Waterworld is a post-apocalyptic action-drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds from a screenplay co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. The 1995 film is set in the year 2500 and because of the sea levels rising over 7,600 meters every continent on Earth is now underwater. Those who survived live in floating communities where we follow the story of a lone drifter who runs into a woman and her young daughter and offers them help but what they don’t know is that the journey they are about to go on could be the salvation of mankind. Waterworld stars Kevin Costner in the lead role with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Dennis Hopper, Jack Black, and Michael Jeter starring in supporting roles.