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Maximum Overdrive

1986·1h 38m·R
HorrorSci-FiActionComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.4/10
40,009 votes
Metascore
24
Metacritic

A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.

Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 horror sci-fi movie directed by Stephen King, starring Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, Pat Hingle. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.4/10 from 40,009 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Stephen King
Stars
Emilio Estevez
Laura Harrington
Pat Hingle
Yeardley Smith
Creators
Stephen King
Details
1986-07-25
98 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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