Is Maximum Overdrive violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Maximum Overdrive scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Maximum Overdrive easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Maximum Overdrive sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Maximum Overdrive end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Maximum Overdrive

Name: Maximum Overdrive
Genre: Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1986
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short

Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!

Directed by Stephen King

Produced by DEG

198698 min5.8 / 10

A darkly comedic siege thriller where sentient trucks terrorize a truck stop, blending B-movie absurdity with genuine threat and 1980s action spectacle.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Maximum Overdrive violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Maximum Overdrive scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Maximum Overdrive easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Maximum Overdrive sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does Maximum Overdrive end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.