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Maximum Overdrive has generally received mixed reviews.
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Maximum Overdrive was released in 1986 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 562 reviews, giving Maximum Overdrive (1986) an average rating of 49%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 38%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Maximum Overdrive a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 49%, Maximum Overdrive is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Chopping Mall and Slow Burn.
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