Maximum Overdrive
1986 · 1h 38m · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Imagine your worst nightmare...machines take over the world!
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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Stephen King5.8Smart score
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absurdarcadeautomationcometdark comedyeighteen wheelerexploding gasoline stationexploding truckgas stationinanimate objects come to lifelorryman vs machineroadhousesemi trucksiegetruck
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