The 27 Greatest Summer Blockbusters of the Century, Ranked
Big-budget action flicks, family-friendly films and much-anticipated sequels are among the blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.
But of those summer films grossing $100 million (domestically) or more, which have been the best? Find out as we rank the most critically acclaimed summer blockbusters of the 21st century by Metascore below.
This epic action flick, the highest-grossing film in the Mad Max franchise, features plenty of live-action stunts and one badass warrior woman, Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic hellscape where humans are fighting to survive. Mad Max: Fury Road went on to earn 10 Academy Award nominations, a rarity for the genre.
“A lunatic vision, as hilarious as it is hellish. And some of the greatest action ever put onscreen.” —Jamie Graham, Total Film