Mad Max (1979)
Mar 3, 2003Near Future Road Rage
The first of the Mad Max films and a considerable jolt if one comes to it after any of the sequels. This is an altogether different film – a grim and violent road movie more in the vein of Death Wish
George Miller
The Chain Reaction (1980)
Jan 7, 2006Nuclear Accident Action Thriller
An Australian film from many of the people behind Mad Max about the cover-up of a nuclear accident. Essentially The China Syndrome with the addition of car chases
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Jun 10, 2002Post-Holocaust Action
A sequel that makes an extraordinary leap over its predecessor. It created an entire genre of films - even its own design and clothing aesthetic - and is one of the most kinetic, exciting action films ever made
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Dec 16, 2000Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remake
Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis and George Miller come together to make a homage to tv's The Twilight Zone. The episodes are variable but the standout is Miller's Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mar 26, 2007Post-Holocaust Action
The third of the Mad Max films sees the series becoming increasingly more mainstream in focus, along with the conscious resignation that it is impossible to top the previous film
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Jun 19, 2003Witches vs the Devil/War of the Sexes Comedy
Deliriously frothy and enjoyable George Miller film with Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer as three witches who conjure forth Devil figure - Jack Nicholson in full barnstorming mode
Dead Calm (1989)
Nov 30, 2001Yachtboard Psycho-Thriller
Stunningly photographed yachtboard psycho-thriller with Nicole Kidman (in her first major film performance) and husband Sam Neill taken prisoner by a psycho Billy Zane. Produced by George Miller
Babe (1995)
Sep 16, 2005Talking Animals
Runaway hit produced by George Miller of Mad Max fame that conducts what in any other terms would be an animated talking animals film in live-action with CGI and animatronics. The results are utterly charming.
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Apr 3, 2001Talking Animals
For this sequel to the hit talking pig film, producer George Miller of Mad Max films fame steps into the director's chair. However, the cuteness of the original promptly becomes buried under careening slapstick
Happy Feet (2006)
Feb 11, 2007Animation/Talking and Dancing Penguins
George Miller of Mad Max fame makes a motion-capture animated film about a young penguin who sets out to fulfill his dream of tap-dancing. This ends up being a film of unexpectedly winning charms
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Nov 19, 2011Animation/Talking and Dancing Penguins
George Miller had a charming and delightful hit with his dancing penguin film Happy Feet. He returns to make a sequel here that merely tries to repeat the same
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
May 16, 2015Post-Holocaust Action
30 years in the making and the results are sensational. An action film so relentlessly foot-to-the-floor and full of kinetic wildness that it blows all its contemporaries away and sets the bar anew
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
Oct 1, 2022Djinn Appears
George Miller of Mad Max fame makes a fantastical and charming film where djinn Idris Elba appears to Tilda Swinton
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Jul 6, 2024Post-Holocaust Action
45 years on, George Miller returns with a fifth entry in his Mad Max saga, a prequel to Fury Road. As to be expected from Miller, this an exhilarating action piece and makes a welcome return to his post-apocalyptic junkyard world