Maximum Overdrive
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When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.
How scary is Maximum Overdrive?
Nobody has rated it yet. Ratings on Scare Scale come from people who've watched the film, and score five kinds of scare out of 10:
- Gore
- Blood, injuries and body horror shown on screen. Violence that happens off-screen barely counts.
- Creepy
- Unsettling images, atmosphere and things that feel wrong. Not sudden shocks (Jumpscares) or waiting for something to happen (Suspense).
- Jumpscares
- Sudden shocks designed to make you jump, usually a fast movement or a loud noise. Not slow-building dread (Suspense).
- Suspense
- Tension and dread while you wait for something to happen. Not the scare itself when it arrives (Jumpscares or Gore).
- Psychological
- Horror that gets in your head: paranoia, madness, doubting what's real and ideas that stay with you. Not how a scene looks (Creepy) or feels in the moment (Suspense).
Maximum Overdrive on Scare Scale lists
- No. 9 in the best horror films on VIX in the US
- No. 16 in the best horror films on Studiocanal Presents in the UK
- No. 20 in the best horror films on The CW in the US
- No. 30 in the best horror films on Lionsgate+ in Australia
- No. 32 in the best horror films on Howdy in the US
- No. 37 in the best horror films on Amazon MX Player in the US