Highest-Rated Movies about 'Wasteland'

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Mad Max 2 (1981), Mad Max (1979), Turbo Kid (2015), The Rover (2014), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Waterworld (1995), Apache Territory (1958) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Wasteland movies.

#1. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Storyline: 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.

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, car chase, dystopian, violence ...

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#2. Mad Max 2 (1981)

Storyline: Wandering the deserted highways of an energy-starved dystopian Australia after eradicating the Night Rider's followers in Mad Max (1979), the former patrolman, Max Rockatansky, finds himself roaming the endless wasteland scavenging for food and precious petrol. Suddenly, in the scorched wilderness, the hungry for fuel Max chances upon a small oil refinery; however, the place is under siege by Lord Humungus' barbarian horde of biker warlords, hell-bent on destruction and mayhem. Now, to get his hands on as much gas as he can carry, "Mad" Max will have to provide the defenceless community with a powerful truck to transport the gasoline to safety; nevertheless, this is easier said than done. Is Max, the battle-scarred Road Warrior, up to the task?

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, chase, road movie, violence ...

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#3. Mad Max (1979)

Storyline: Taking place in a dystopian Australia in the near future, Mad Max tells the story of a highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. When his wife and child meet a grisly end at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of revenge.

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, chase, revenge, road movie ...

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#4. Turbo Kid (2015)

Storyline: In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.

Plot Keywords: sci-fi, action, adventure, post-apocalyptic, violence, gore, indie film ...

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#5. The Rover (2014)

Storyline: Ten years after a global economic collapse, a cold-blooded drifter traverses the scorched Australian outback on a mission to track down the men who stole his last remaining possession - his car. When he crosses paths with a badly wounded member of the gang, he takes the vulnerable, naïve young man along as his unwitting accomplice.

Plot Keywords: post-apocalyptic, australia, violence, survival, revenge, loneliness, desolation ...

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#6. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Storyline: Left for dead in the unforgiving deserts of post-nuclear Australia, after defeating Lord Humungus' barbarian horde of bikers in Mad Max 2 (1981), the former officer of the tough Main Force Patrol, Max Rockatansky, happens upon Bartertown: the remote market-town outpost in the middle of the dry Wasteland, and the realm of the autocratic Queen Aunty Entity. There, a lethal challenge awaits Max, who, in return for his freedom and provisions, must engage in a bloody match to the death with the grotesque symbiotic being, the Master/Blaster. However, an unforeseen complication after the brutal fight in the stronghold's combat arena, The Thunderdome, will banish, once more, Max into the vast wilderness, only to discover the peaceful haven of The Lost Tribe: a community of marooned children who survive on their own, waiting for the arrival of the legendary Captain Walker. Is "Mad" Max, indeed, their saviour? Can he overthrow Bartertown's ruthless tyrant?

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, chase, desert ...

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#7. Waterworld (1995)

Storyline: The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.

Plot Keywords: sci-fi, action, adventure, post-apocalyptic, ocean, survival, dystopian ...

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#8. Apache Territory (1958)

Storyline: Logan Cates, a drifter, is traveling through Apache country. He is joined by a few civilians and a small band of soldiers at a water hole when they get pinned down by Apaches. Unable to get away, the small party is killed one by one as the food and water supply dwindles. But then the storm that Cates was waiting for comes up, and using gun powder, he puts his escape plan into action.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: western, desert, revenge, gunfight, survival, adventure, b movie ...

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#9. Cherry 2000 (1988)

Storyline: In 2017, a rich man travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his animatronic wife, Cherry 2000 has shorted out, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson (Melanie Griffith) to find her exact duplicate. Their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the treacherous and lawless region of Zone 7, under the tyrannical overlord Lester. During their journey, Treadwell learns the hard way that the perfect woman is made not of computer chips and diodes, but of real flesh and blood.—Ron Borgstedt <ronborgstedt@sbcglobal.net>

Plot Keywords: sci-fi, action, adventure, romance, post-apocalyptic, robots, futuristic ...

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#11. Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011)

Storyline: At the end of civilization, zombies greatly outnumber humans and everyday is a fight to see tomorrow. Just when he is about to give up that fight, rugged wanderer John Knox winds up being saved by a ragtag group of survivors lead by a man named Moses. After initial suspicion, Knox proves his worth and slips into his new family in the wasteland, but one day a war party of maniacal raiders assaults the camp, killing or kidnapping everybody in sight. It's up to Knox and the few who escaped the attack to gather what resources they can (including zombies!) and launch an all-or-nothing attack on the raiders' home fortress.—Phantasmal Pictures

Plot Keywords: zombie, apocalypse, survival, action, horror, thriller, virus ...

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