The Best George Miller Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1971 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Happy Feet (2006) with $384M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest George Miller Box Office Hits
George Miller's films have made $1.4B worldwide in total. Happy Feet (2006) is the biggest hit at $384M, ahead of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ($380M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Happy Feet 2006 · Adventure $384M $198M dom. - 2
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 · Action $380M $154M dom. - 3
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024 · Action $174M $67.5M dom. - 4
Happy Feet Two 2011 · Comedy $159M $64M dom. - 5
Babe: Pig in the City 1998 · Adventure $69.1M $18.3M dom. - 6
The Witches of Eastwick 1987 · Fantasy $63.8M $63.8M dom. - 7
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 · Action $36.2M $36.2M dom. - 8
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 · Sci-Fi $29.5M $29.5M dom. - 9
The Road Warrior 1982 · Action $23.7M $23.7M dom. - 10
The Man from Snowy River 1982 · Adventure $20.7M $20.7M dom.
The Best George Miller Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre George Miller has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 5 films, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) is the pick of them.
- Action 5 films Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 4 films Happy Feet 2006 · Director
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Drama 3 films Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 57 - Comedy 2 films Happy Feet Two 2011 · Director
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Music 1 film Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert 2010 · as Queen's Theatre Company - Fantasy 1 film The Witches of Eastwick 1987 · Director
- Sci-Fi 1 film Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 · Director
The Best George Miller Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of George Miller's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded George Miller Movies
George Miller's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) leads with 29 wins from 47 nominations.
- Awards: 29 wins Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 · 47 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Happy Feet 2006 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Witches of Eastwick 1987 · 9 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Babe: Pig in the City 1998 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Happy Feet Two 2011 · 1 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 · 2 nominations
The Latest George Miller Movies
The most recent films George Miller is credited on, newest first — starting with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024 · Director
- Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 · Director
- Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 · Director
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The Road to Maracanã 2014 · Director - Happy Feet Two 2011 · Director
- Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert 2010 · Queen's Theatre Company
- Happy Feet 2006 · Director
- Babe: Pig in the City 1998 · Director
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Lorenzo's Oil 1992 · Director -
London Kills Me 1991 · Mr. Runcipher -
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1991 · Director - The Witches of Eastwick 1987 · Director
The Best George Miller Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest George Miller films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best George Miller movie?
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) is the best-rated George Miller film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing George Miller movie?
Happy Feet (2006) made the most at the box office, with $384M worldwide, followed by Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) with $380M. Together, George Miller's films with box office figures have made $1.4B.
Which George Miller movie won the most awards?
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is the most decorated George Miller film, with 29 wins from 47 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best George Miller action movie?
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) is the best-rated of George Miller's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Happy Feet (adventure), Three Thousand Years of Longing (drama) and Happy Feet Two (comedy).
What is the newest George Miller movie?
The newest film on George Miller's filmography is Furiosa: Stowaway to Nowhere (2024), with George Miller as Themself.
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