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Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 action film directed by George Miller. It was produced by Miller, Doug Mitchell, and P. J. Voeten. The screenplay was written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nico Lathouris. The film is set in a dystopian desert wasteland where gasoline and water are rare commodities. Tom Hardy stars as the title character Max Rockatansky who helps rebel soldier Imperator Furiosa played by Charlize Theron rescue five women from the imprisonment of despotic leader Immortan Joe. Nicholas Hoult, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley feature in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on 7 May 2015. Warner Bros. gave the film a wide release on 15 May at over 3,700 theaters in the United States and Canada. Mad Max: Fury Road grossed a worldwide total of over $376 million on a production budget of $150 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 335 reviews and judged 97 percent to be positive.

Mad Max: Fury Road garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Miller's direction, its visual effects, costume design, editing and Theron's lead actress performance. The film received ten nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Miller, and Best Visual Effects. Mad Max: Fury Road garnered seven nominations at the 69th British Academy Film Awards, and won four for Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Makeup & Hair and Best Costume Design. At the 5th AACTA Awards, the film received fifteen nominations and won ten including Best Film, and Best Direction for Miller. The American Film Institute included the film in their list of the top ten of the year.