Mad Max: Fury Road poster

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015120 minutesR
5.9
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.1IMDb
🍅 97%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 90/100Metacritic
🎬 7.6TMDb
📊 10.1Popularity
🏆Won 6 Oscars. 245 wins & 234 nominations total
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Directed by: George Miller
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost 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. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

Box Office

Budget:$150.0M
Revenue:$378.9M
Profit:$228.9M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision5.8/10
Emotional Arc Impact10/10
Thematic Consistency2/10
Overall Score5.9/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Mad Max: Fury Road Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
8 min
3
Set-Up
16 min
4
Catalyst
24 min
5
Debate
32 min
6
Break Into Two
40 min
7
B Story
52 min
8
Fun and Games
65 min
9
Midpoint
80 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
92 min
11
All Is Lost
104 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
112 min
13
Break Into Three
116 min
14
Finale
118 min
15
Final Image
120 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Post-apocalyptic desert; Max scavenges; war-torn world; chaos and danger immediate.

#2

Theme Stated

8 min

Survival, redemption, and freedom; characters must fight for their humanity.

#3

Set-Up

16 min

Fury Road introduced; Immortan Joe rules Citadel; Imperator Furiosa plans escape with Wives.

#4

Catalyst

24 min

Furiosa flees with Wives; Max captured; chase begins; high stakes.

#5

Debate

32 min

Max unsure if he can help; trust Furiosa? Survival vs. morality.

#6

Break Into Two

40 min

Max and Furiosa join forces; desert chase intensifies; plan takes shape.

#7

B Story

52 min

Relationships between Max, Furiosa, and Wives deepen; humanity in chaos explored.

#8

Fun and Games

65 min

High-octane car chases, explosions, stunts; exhilarating and intense.

#9

Midpoint

80 min

Ambushes and battles; false victory as Max and Furiosa seem to survive, but stakes remain high.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

92 min

Immortan Joe pursues relentlessly; environmental hazards and enemies close in; trust tested.

#11

All Is Lost

104 min

Captured temporarily; hope seems gone; Wives in danger.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

112 min

Max and Furiosa reflect on purpose, losses, and survival; emotional low.

#13

Break Into Three

116 min

Resolve to return to Citadel; confront Immortan Joe; synthesis of plan and courage.

#14

Finale

118 min

Epic showdown at Citadel; Max and Furiosa prevail; freedom secured; chaos resolved.

#15

Final Image

120 min

Max rides off into desert; Furiosa and people free; hope and survival achieved.