Movies Like Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 action, comedy, horror, science fiction film from Stephen King with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Over the Top and Duel.

Action Comedy Horror Science Fiction

Over the Top

1987

Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.

6.4

MagicScore

Duel

1971

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

7.4

MagicScore

Rest Stop

2006

In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest stop, Jess is abducted by the sadistic driver of an old yellow truck. Along the night, Nicole is threatened by the sick maniac, while mysterious things happen to her in the place.

5.4

MagicScore

Trucks

1997

A group of seemingly humanistic trucks takeover a truck stop and starts killing everything in sight. The remaining townsfolk must band together and come up with a way to murder the inanimate objects, a seemingly difficult task considering the abnormal circumstances.

4.5

MagicScore

The Load

2019

Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.

6.2

MagicScore

Bholaa

2023

An ex-convict must undertake a perilous, violent journey in order to meet his daughter after ten years of imprisonment.

5.9

MagicScore

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

Kaw

2007

On the last working day of Sheriff Wayne, his small town is attacked by blood thirsty ravens that eat human flesh. Meanwhile his wife Cynthia visits a farm where a Mennonite family lives to say farewell to her friend Gretchen and discloses a dark secret about the origin of the fierce ravens.

4.5

MagicScore

The Getaway

1994

An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker

2008

A sheriff and his son who are tracking down a group of bank robbers on their way to Mexico, only to discover that they are being stalked by a far more deadly enemy — The Reeker.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Super Fuzz

1980

While delivering a parking ticket to a small village in the Florida everglades, Officer Dave Speed finds himself in the middle of a radiation experiment conducted by the American government and NASA, where a detonated nuclear missile gives him a multitude of superpowers.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Modern Times

1936

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

8.3

MagicScore

#13

À Nous la Liberté

1931

In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Baby Bottleneck

1946

As the baby boom commences, and with the delivery service overworked, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are placed in charge of a baby preparation factory, where they help the stork keep up.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Passengers

2016

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Kung Fury

2015

During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Dawn of the Dead

2004

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Undead

2003

A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

Double Dragon

1994

Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.

4.5

MagicScore

#20

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

2015

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Maximum Overdrive?

The top films similar to Maximum Overdrive by MovieMagicScore are Over the Top (6.4), Duel (7.4), Rest Stop (5.4). Each shares action/comedy/horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Maximum Overdrive worth watching?

Maximum Overdrive holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 821 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Maximum Overdrive?

Maximum Overdrive (1986) is a action, comedy, horror, science fiction film directed by Stephen King, starring Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington.

Where can I find more recommendations like Maximum Overdrive?

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About movies like Maximum Overdrive

This ranked list pairs Maximum Overdrive (1986), a action and comedy and horror and science fiction film from Stephen King, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Emilio Estevez take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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