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The Maze Runner

Play trailer 2:29 Poster for The Maze Runner PG-13 Released Sep 19, 2014 1h 53m Sci-Fi Adventure Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Generally redeemed by feature first-timer Wes Ball's forthright action sequences. Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2014 Full Review 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 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film The Maze Runner was much better than expected... Rated: B Aug 19, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine A clearly told, broadly appealing, nicely creepy science fiction thriller. Rated: 7/10 May 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Matias L Excelente peli. No dejen de mirar la saga Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Alexander K Looking at all the movies based on novels, the only movie version that's better then it's novel version I've watched and read was The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Which was amazing, but this was the second. This is probably because I hated the book, as almost all the characters sucked, but looking at the movie, there are SO MANY DIFFERENCES. Gally taking over, that weird key, the password wasn't the actual code in the book, Thomas was actually likable, etc. Also Newt carried. (Probably because Newt is voice acted by Ferb). Very rushed. Bingeable? MMMMMMMM. Nah. A good single watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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