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The Maze Runner

Play trailer 2:29 Poster for The Maze Runner PG-13 2014 1h 53m Sci-Fi Adventure Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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66% Tomatometer 173 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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 Aug 14, 2019
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. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Oct 11, 2014
3/5
Generally redeemed by feature first-timer Wes Ball's forthright action sequences. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times Oct 11, 2014
2/5
Whither post-apocalyptic young adult sci-fi? With two movies to go, Hunger Games already feels overly familiar. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film Aug 19, 2024
B
The Maze Runner was much better than expected... Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 27, 2024
2.5/4
...benefits strongly from O’Brien’s charismatic performance and a smattering of above-average action sequences... Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine May 7, 2024
7/10
A clearly told, broadly appealing, nicely creepy science fiction thriller. Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad 2 days ago The Maze Runner = a *3.5* star Movie! See more Jaycen D @JDtheGoat 5 days ago Pretty solid. Love a lot of the characters and story was very good. I like how it leaves room open for sequels and spinoffs. Very good overall, excited for Scorch Trials. See more katie P @RT061208 6 days ago Okay first of all it’s hard to take Will Poulter seriously but I managed to by the end of the movie. His character Gally lowkey pisses me off so I’m glad to see him die at the end. But WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL OFF CHUCK?! THE KID?! HELLO?! Ava Paige is a sick and twisted mother effer for making the Gladers that managed to get out of the Maze think that they were free. She is on the same level of psychopathy as President Snow. Dylan ‘O Brien plays a wonderful character per usual, specifically in dystopian films. I can’t believe he was 23 in that movie! The visuals for it being 2014 are pretty good quality, I must say. The Grievers are really ugly. I think Newt is a cool guy. I wish Alby didn’t have to die. I also wonder why Ava Paige never put any girls until Teresa into the Maze. The fact that she staged and faked her own and all the other scientists’ deaths is literally insane. I don’t know how authors come up with these ideas for books. Watch this!! See more Bogi B @Bogib176 Sep 5, 2026 I watched this in my english honors class (had to flex on you h*es rq) and this movie was absolutely beautiful, it was a cenimatic masterpeice, i came home and watched the other two movies ASAP, it was beautiful and i dont care, if you say otherwise please hop off my timeline and go to the dentist because you have NO taste smh, the actors were fine asf and it was so realistic and had me hooked asf, im mad that Newt died someone write a fanfic where he survives on ao3 and tag me pls i need to live in my delusions that my stupid little british son that i hatched from an egg didnt get infected, anyways watch it its good pls #istandwithnewt #justicefornewt #iloveyoumrskrubski #yuh See more Ivy A @Movielover71526483 Sep 3, 2026 Favourite movies ever DEFINITELY recommend it was perfect from beginning to end loved the plot. It made me sob laugh and fall in love with all the characters. If you haven’t seen you’re missing out go watch it!!! See more Thomas P @DubstepGuyMeow Aug 19, 2026 Perfect adaptation to the masterpieces written by James dashner See more 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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