The Maze Runner

Name: The Maze Runner
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Released: September 19, 2014
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Thomas Sangster

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 19, 2014 | PG-13

Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Thomas Sangster, Will Poulter

Summary: When Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a wayWhen Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.… Expand

Director: Wes Ball

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 113 min

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Bill Zwecker

Sep 18, 2014

Beyond the visuals, what makes The Maze Runner so compelling is its attention-grabbing storyline. Read full review

Drew McWeeny

Sep 15, 2014

Wes Ball's background is in animation and effects, and he certainly has an eye for composition. Thankfully, he doesn't just lean on visual flash in his debut feature, the adaptation of the first of James Dashner's four books, and his skills allow him to build a convincing world around his appealing cast without losing them in it completely. Read full review

Stephen Whitty

Sep 18, 2014

Director Wes Ball doesn't have much experience with actors, but for once that's a plus; his background is in animation and art direction, and the design of the maze (brutal slabs of concrete and steel) and the attacks by the spiders ("Predator"-like clicks, then stabbing violence) make the movie gruesomely watchable. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Sep 9, 2014

As world-creation YA pictures go, The Maze Runner feels refreshingly low-tech and properly story-driven. Read full review

Mike Scott

Sep 19, 2014

It's also both intense and entertaining enough to leave audiences hungry for the inevitable sequel so clearly set up by its cliffhanger ending. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 18, 2014

Ball tends to slice and dice action sequences in a way that drains them of energy, and his attempts to churn up emotion fall disconcertingly flat. But he does stage a couple of effective adrenaline-pumping chases through the maze's industrial wasteland. Read full review

The Playlist Drew Taylor

Sep 18, 2014

Fans of the novel might get some minor thrills from the big screen adaptation, but it's hard to understand what made the material so popular in the first place. Read full review

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mclure

Sep 19, 2014

I wasn' expecting much until the ending, and altough the cinema was very empty this did turn out to surprise me slightly in the ending when you expect everybody to be either dead and the survivors barely figure out their situation. This is going to be an episodic like Twilight but with aI wasn' expecting much until the ending, and altough the cinema was very empty this did turn out to surprise me slightly in the ending when you expect everybody to be either dead and the survivors barely figure out their situation. This is going to be an episodic like Twilight but with a different kind of story/premise.… Expand

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4Nick3

Mar 4, 2018

This movie is full of feelings because it's done so well. With next to zero flaws, just take it for what it is, and you'll enjoy it.

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diegonelli

Sep 20, 2015

Well I watched this film for the first time and I was expecting less, because lots of people told me that it was terrible. But I liked it. It's not very similar to Dashner's story but it's still a nice film. I'm going to watch the Scorch Trials soon.

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WheelzFourReelz

Dec 28, 2014

Despite having characters that lacked depth, some pretty big clichés, and an utter mess of an ending, The Maze Runner manages to be a well acted, dark, and a pretty enjoyable film altogether.

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Joellemm

Jul 27, 2016

Intriguing premise and well designed visuals are let down heavily by uncompelling characters, further hindered by a bland cast. Where there should be an intriguing ending, is let down by the feeling the plot was rushed and underdeveloped. Also, the are so many plot holes it becomesIntriguing premise and well designed visuals are let down heavily by uncompelling characters, further hindered by a bland cast. Where there should be an intriguing ending, is let down by the feeling the plot was rushed and underdeveloped. Also, the are so many plot holes it becomes frustrating even for the most open-minded of individuals. Awesome visuals, and some exciting moments make it entertaining enough.… Expand

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IAC

May 3, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great visuals and action sequences, had me on the edge of my seat when we were in the maze, but left me rolling my eyes most of the time when we weren't. Heavy on exposition, light on character, curious in it's heavily biased gender commentary? I felt the actors had very little to work with in terms of depth, and the more we learn about the world of Maze Runner, the more complete nonsense it is. Maybe instead of building a multi-billion dollar maze armed with two ton bionic scorpion monsters, WCKD could have better focused its funds building idyllic green glades for apocalypse survivors to live in? Gally changed his mind last minute, got through the maze on his own without the key so he could...??? Hold them at gunpoint, spouting meaningless maze rhetoric? Manipulate us into caring that one more maze kid predictably died after like ten of them just got ripped into bloody pieces? O'Brien is a talented actor but he can only do so much in yet another clichéd "chosen one" narrative that has no interest in creating unique or interesting characters.… Expand

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Rattazustra

Aug 5, 2015

This is a movie that is so disgustingly bad, it even beats how bad the novel it is based on is. There is absolutely nothing in the whole movie that carries any weight. The actors are mediocre, the characters they play are hare-brained and everything around them makes no sense at all. None ofThis is a movie that is so disgustingly bad, it even beats how bad the novel it is based on is. There is absolutely nothing in the whole movie that carries any weight. The actors are mediocre, the characters they play are hare-brained and everything around them makes no sense at all. None of the characters act even remotely like a human being. They keep secrets for secrets' sake, conceal important information from each other for the hack of it and eventually the whole story is artificially revealed to be complete and utter nonsense with the sole purpose of luring more naive viewers into watching the next movie. To make all that even worse, even the movie itself lies to the audience. Things are stated that clearly aren't true. The maze is said to be changing, yet for the most part it is not and people are mapping it. Rules just established a moment before are broken as if they meant nothing, which is among the biggest problems of the film, because they really don't. Nothing in the movie matters, starting with the fact that the characters are barely characters at all. All in all it is a complete waste of time.… Expand

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