Mad Max 2 (1981)

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

What to watch after Mad Max 2

• Lethal Weapon (1987) — Same subject: action hero
• The Warriors (1979) — Same feel: aggressive, tense
• Gallipoli (1981) — Same subject: australia
• We Were Soldiers (2002) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) — Mel Gibson appears in both
• Apocalypto (2006) — Mel Gibson worked on both