The Maze Runner

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The Maze Runner

PG-13

Released Sep 19, 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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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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Carlos M

Muy buena trama y actores de reparto espero y las demas al verlas me gusten mas y no me decepcionen

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Diego P

It's bad... but I like the books, so I didn’t stop watching it. The protagonist feels like some kind of messiah—either that, or everyone else is just incredibly dumb. Seriously, no one could kill a Griever? And the maze walls don’t even seem that secure. I mean, in the books it's clear the maze is roofed, so there’s no way to climb out—but in the movie, it's open, and still, no one even tries to climb the walls? It's also weird that they never build any kind of defenses at the doors—no chevaux de frise, no barricades, nothing. In the books, it's mentioned that CRUEL selected immune kids with high intelligence, not that the immunity gave them intelligence. But still, with all that brainpower, it never occurred to anyone that maybe, just maybe, the doors could fail and let a Griever in? Like... come on. At the very least...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Juan Andres T

I thought it was very good, one of my favorites, the plot and everything is very good, although sometimes it becomes a little predictable about what is going to happen, it also leaves the ending open but the good thing is that there are the continuations. Juan Torres

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Matias L

Excelente peli. No dejen de mirar la saga

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Cameron S

This movie is the best installment of the maze runner series I dont know why this movie is rated so low there is literally nothing bad about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Michel B

в целом хороший фильм. НО сюжет сильно растянут, ты смотришь и не понимаешь, что за 2 часа произошло. Всего 5 событий сильно растянутых и фильм заканчивается. Не советую смотреть сразу после прочтения книга (как сделал я), иначе вы очень сильно разочаруетесь.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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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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