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Maximum Overdrive

Maximum Overdrive (1986) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
58

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Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the DEG horror flick. Maximum Overdrive starring Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min. The release date of the movie is July 25th, 1986. The movie received a user score of 58/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 843 real users.

Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "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."

'Maximum Overdrive' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on July 25th, 1986 - Buy Maximum Overdrive Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting April 10th, 2001 - Buy Maximum Overdrive DVD

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