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The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner

Get ready to run.

20147.21h 53m

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.

Directed by Wes Ball
Written by Grant Pierce Myers, Noah Oppenheim, T.S. Nowlin
Produced by Lindsay Williams, Marty Bowen, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Box OfficeBudget: $34.0MRevenue: $348.3M

Top Cast

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien

Thomas

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Teresa Agnes

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Newt

Ki Hong Lee

Ki Hong Lee

Minho

Will Poulter

Will Poulter

Gally

Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Alby

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Ava Paige

Blake Cooper

Blake Cooper

Chuck

Dexter Darden

Dexter Darden

Frypan

Jacob Latimore

Jacob Latimore

Jeff

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookescapedystopiamazepost-apocalyptic futurememory losstrappedbased on young adult novel

About The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner is a action, mystery, science fiction, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, escape, dystopia, maze, post-apocalyptic future, memory loss. Directed by Wes Ball, it stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. 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.

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