The Maze Runner

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The Maze Runner

PG-13

2014

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), a teenager, arrives in a glade at the center of a giant labyrinth. Like the other youths dumped there before him, he has no memory of his previous life. Thomas quickly becomes part of the group and soon after demonstrates a unique perspective that scores him a promotion to Runner status -- those who patrol the always-changing maze to find an escape route. Together with Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), the only female, Thomas tries to convince his cohorts that he knows a way out.

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Critics Consensus

With strong acting, a solid premise, and a refreshingly dark approach to its dystopian setting, The Maze Runner stands out from the crowded field of YA sci-fi adventures.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

As director Wes Ball builds the eeriness around the complex entrapment of a community of boys living a Lord Of The Flies type existence, he is ably aided by imaginative and well-executed production design and special effects.

Aug 14, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Generally redeemed by feature first-timer Wes Ball's forthright action sequences.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 11, 2014

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Whither post-apocalyptic young adult sci-fi? With two movies to go, Hunger Games already feels overly familiar.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 11, 2014

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JD Duran

InSession Film

The Maze Runner was much better than expected...

Rated: B

Aug 19, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...benefits strongly from O’Brien’s charismatic performance and a smattering of above-average action sequences...

Rated: 2.5/4

May 27, 2024

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

A clearly told, broadly appealing, nicely creepy science fiction thriller.

Rated: 7/10

May 7, 2024

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Lynn G

Perhaps if I had never read the book I could give this a higher rating. But the translation to movie format lost SO much of the character development, and the Grievers and actual challenges were very different from what the author created with his imagination.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

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Princess L

Casting was amazingly well put together. As a comparison to the visual image of certain prominent elements like the walls and the freaky spider robots one gets from reading the book, the movie didn't disappoint. Credit to the writer.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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A. ERUNDIL M

Está muy bien, las secuelas no dieron la talla.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Jonas C

Maze Runner is very fast paced and contains many elements in this movie. It really shows how people can work together to get out of a situation, and how it's not all about yourself but about the people around you. When working together with everyone it will be easier to help you and other people around you. This is a great movie and I encourage others to watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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Mitchell S

It is intriguing as heck, even if you have already seen it!! The entire movie is like a 2 hour brain game! It's a shame the other two installments didn't even amount to a quarter of this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/30/25

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Matthew L.

Solid foundation and storyline building up to the events that took place The first movie was by far the greatest, and I enjoyed the book as well. Probably a little more than I should’ve!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Synopsis

Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), a teenager, arrives in a glade at the center of a giant labyrinth. Like the other youths dumped there before him, he has no memory of his previous life. Thomas quickly becomes part of the group and soon after demonstrates a unique perspective that scores him a promotion to Runner status -- those who patrol the always-changing maze to find an escape route. Together with Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), the only female, Thomas tries to convince his cohorts that he knows a way out.

Director: Wes Ball
Producer: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Lee Stollman
Screenwriter: Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Temple Hill, Gotham Group
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action|Some Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.3M
Runtime: 1h 53m

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