Mad Max: Fury Road

In a post-apocalyptic desert where water and fuel are the ultimate power, the warlord Immortan Joe rules from his fortress over a deprived population. When the warrior Furiosa flees with Joe's wives, Max Rockatansky—held captive as a blood donor—accidentally joins the high-speed chase across the desert. At age 70, George Miller directed the most visually innovative action film of the first half of the 21st century.

Fury Road is probably the best pure action film of the last twenty years. Miller turns a two-hour chase into operatic action cinema. Charlize Theron as Furiosa steals every scene. Won the Oscar for Best Editing.