The Maze Runner
(2014)
Overview
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.
Director
Wes Ball
Writers
Grant Pierce Myers, Noah Oppenheim, T.S. Nowlin, James Dashner
Top Billed
Dylan O'Brien
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
Crew
Collection
The Maze Runner Collection
Reviews
Andres Gomez
⭐ 5/10October 23, 2015
Another forgettable Game of Ender/Hunger Games/Divergent clone.
In this case, to compensate that the main characters are often women, we just make the whole cast to be men.
Just forget about this.
CharlesTheBold
March 15, 2017
It was a good movie as far as it goes -- resourceful characters deprived of both freedom and their memories manage to build a society and think their way out of their bondage. The problem is that at the end, it simply stopped. No dramatic reason for ending where it does, no resolution of "why did the captors do this?" . Even in a series a movie ought to have a decent local climax -- for example, Kat and Peeta winning the Hunger Games.
Dark Jedi
⭐ 7/10December 22, 2017
One thing that I liked about this movie from the start was that it was, in my limited experience at least, somewhat original. Yes it was an apocalypse story but I have really not seen anything quite like it before. Yes moving mazes and all that have been done but the story as a whole was new to me. That was refreshingly enjoyable in this age of more or less boring Hollywood remakes.
On the whole I quite enjoyed the movie. I would label it a “y…
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Trazbor O'Gukguk
⭐ 1/10April 30, 2018
Don't bother.
Gimly
⭐ 6/10October 4, 2018
Much better than the marketing would have you assume.
_Final rating: ★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
jhpae
October 27, 2023
It's one of my favorite movie series I've ever seen, but I can't deny that it's very different from the original book.
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10July 10, 2024
Amnesiac Dylan O'Brian emerges from a lift shaft in the ground to be found by a group of lads who've all been left to live a sort of subsistence existence inside a whopping great stone maze. A quick bout of wrestling with "Gally" (Will Poulter) reminds him that his name is "Thomas" but that still doesn't help him - or anyone else - with what he's doing here. Each day the great doors of the maze open up, but anyone who does try to make it out is n… read the rest.
RalphRahal
⭐ 8/10December 17, 2024
Re-watching The Maze Runner was a pleasant experience, and I still enjoyed it as much as I did the first time. The film's directing stands out, with a well-paced first act that successfully introduces us to the characters, the maze, and their unsettling situation. This setup provides a strong foundation for an exciting second act and a finale that leaves the audience with lingering questions, perfectly setting the stage for the sequel.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$34,000,000
Revenue
$348,319,861