The Mad Max franchises shockingly consistent Rotten Tomatoes scores, with the same level of critical acclaim across 45 years, prove that Furiosa deserved to be a much bigger hit. Mad Max is one of the only big movie franchises thats been spearheaded by the singular vision of the same filmmaker through every single incarnation. George Miller began the Mad Max series with his low-budget independent directorial debut in 1979. Across almost half a century, as the franchise has grown from gritty Australian thrillers to big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, Miller has guided Mad Max every step of the way.