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Almost a full decade after the liberation ofMad Max : Fury Road , director George Miller is back make movies in the universe that has defined his legacy . Furiosa : A frantic Max Sagahit theaters on May 24 , and if you ’re coming out of that movie on a high school , you might be reckon for other movies that will give you a similar feeling .
While the obvious spot to start is likely with the rest of the Mad Max saga , and withFury Roadin especial , those plectrum are a little too on the nose for this listing . Instead , we ’re assuming that you want the same highs thatFuriosagave you , but are look outside of the Mad Max franchise . We ’ve selected three movies with interchangeable vibes that are the perfect shoes to get begin .
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The Northman (2022)
base on the story that was also the basis forHamlet , The Northmantells the story of the son of a king whose beginner is murdered when he is still a child , . he thenspends the rest of his biography contrive his retaliation . Set in the world of 8th - hundred Viking , The Northmanis unafraid of submersing us in a culture that is very evidently different than our own without give watcher any unneeded exposition or explanation .
It ’s one of the better activeness movies of recent years , and features a climactic conflict set against a volcano ’s eruption . The film is also surprising in ways you might not expect and featuresFuriosa‘s Anya Taylor - Joy in a central plump for role .
The Northmanis streaming onStarz .
The Green Knight (2021)
David Lowery is one of the most underrated director do work in modern Hollywood , andThe Green Knightis his most grand work to date . Based on the caption of the same name , The Green Knighttells the story of a horse in King Arthur ’s royal court who challenge the mythic Green Knight , and then has a twelvemonth to submit himself for his own death .
Like many of Lowery ’s movies , The Green Knightis especially ghost with the approximation of dying , but it ’s also a quixotic journey that meld literal history with folklore to outstanding gist . Dev Patel has never been better than he is in this lead role , and the movie around him is just as coolheaded .
The Green Knightis streaming onMax .
Children of Men (2006)
One of the totemic action motion-picture show of the 2000s , Children of Menis coiffe in a dystopian future where humanity has become totally unfertile . Facing the end of the human race , one alien former militant finds himself shepherding a woman who is pregnant to safety through a totalitarian Britain .
The politics ofChildren of Menstill feel chillingly relevantnearly 20 years later , but the movie is also a wonder of action filmmaking . Directed by Alfonso Cuarón , the movie can be a spot showy at times , but that showiness only reinforces the moving beauty of the underlying story .
Children of Mencan be lease or purchased onAmazon Prime Video .
