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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

The Maze Was Just the Beginning.

20156.72h 11m

Overview

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

Directed by Wes Ball
Written by James Dashner, T.S. Nowlin
Produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Lee Stollman
Box OfficeBudget: $61.0MRevenue: $312.3M

Top Cast

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien

Thomas

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Teresa Agnes

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Newt

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Jorge

Ki Hong Lee

Ki Hong Lee

Minho

Dexter Darden

Dexter Darden

Frypan

Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar

Brenda

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Ava Paige

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Janson

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Vince

Themes & Keywords

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About Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is a science fiction, action, thriller, adventure film released in 2015 exploring themes of based on novel or book, escape, resistance, dystopia, maze, post-apocalyptic future. Directed by Wes Ball, it stars Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

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