10 Movies That DEMAND Your Attention Immediately

10. Mad Max: Fury Road

As the first Mad Max movie in a full 30 years, Fury Road absolutely needed to come storming out of the gate with something special, and that it certainly did.

The first moment in George Miller's high-octane post-apocalyptic epic - after a brief opening narration, that is - is an eye-watering glimpse of the beautiful-yet-arid desert wasteland, while Max (Tom Hardy) and his trusty Interceptor overlook the horizon.

Within mere moments, Max has killed and eaten a mutated two-headed lizard, hopped into his car, and driven off into the expanse, as he's chased down by a gang of War Boys.

Such begins what is effectively a two-hour chase movie that sees Max teaming up with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to help take down the vile tyrant known as Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne).

The opening moments do a fantastic job of setting the mood and style while also confirming that this isn't going to be your typical action flick.

If you're not totally gripped by that mesmerising opening shot of the desert landscape, are you even awake?