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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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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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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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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Despite strong performances and a fascinating setup, it feels like a typical episode of Lost in which more questions are asked instead of answered—except here, there's no promise of a new episode next week.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 29, 2022

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Ethan F

This film came out when films based off books were catching movie theaters like wild fire. Unfortunately this also came out around when Hunger Games was at its most popular. When I first heard about Maze Runner, I looked past it thinking that it was just another hunger games, but boy was I wrong. It was a grim, claustrophobic setting similar to Attack on Titan, and a truly engaging story. Each actor seems to care about the roles they took on and give it their very best. The character development was a little thin, but I never found myself getting bored with them. The action scenes are suspenseful and fast paced and I always found myself worried for the characters. The digital effects hold up well and the sound design is fantastic. However, the film is a slow burner. I didn't feel like the film was 3 hours but it did feel like it was going slower than it should have, but I still was engaged. Overall: this is a film I found to be better than hunger games due to its story, characters, and action scenes, but the films takes it at a slower pace than I would want. 4.5/5

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/24

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Justin T

This suffers from having a less interesting world than The Hunger Games (2012), less charm than Cube (1997) and far less originality than Dark City (1998). Whilst it is not a bad film it is also nothing special or memorable. The casting, direction, acting and overall production quality are excellent it is let down by slow world building, mostly forgettable characters and an unoriginal story. It's worthy of your time but probably only once and if you have nothing else you want to watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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Justin W

A new perspective on a post-apocalyptical story which did well in keeping you engaged in your seat for the whole sprint.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Bella B

i found out about maze runner on social media, i immediately fell in love with these movies, even enough to purchase the book series.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Mira K

I really enjoyed watching this film. Entertaining. On a deeper level it is not anything spectacular but I really enjoy stories like this and Hunger games (or Battle royal etc.).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/11/24

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Layla B

i love this film it’s my favourite a it’s very well adapted from the original book

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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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: Gotham Group, Temple Hill
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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