The Maze Runner (2014)

Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.

Director:

Wes Ball

Writers:

Noah Oppenheim (screenplay), Grant Pierce Myers (screenplay)

Stars:

Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dylan O'Brien	...	Thomas
Aml Ameen	...	Alby
Ki Hong Lee	...	Minho
Blake Cooper	...	Chuck
Thomas Brodie-Sangster	...	Newt
Will Poulter	...	Gally
Dexter Darden	...	Frypan
Kaya Scodelario	...	Teresa
Chris Sheffield	...	Ben
Joe Adler	...	Zart
Alexander Flores	...	Winston
Jacob Latimore	...	Jeff
Randall D. Cunningham	...	Clint
Patricia Clarkson	...	Ava Paige
Don McManus	...	Masked Man

Storyline

Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He emerges into a world of about 60 teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. A new boy arrives every 30 days. The original group has been in "The Glade" for three years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space. They have begun to give up hope. Then a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change. There are some great, fast-paced action scenes, particularly those involving the nightmarish Grievers who plague the boys.

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Plot Keywords:

teenage boy | based on novel | concrete wall | dystopia | maze | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to run.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, including some disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Maze Runner - Die Auserwählten im Labyrinth

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$34,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$32,512,804 (USA) (19 September 2014)

Gross:

$102,413,606 (USA) (23 January 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dylan O'Brien's character in Teen Wolf was unconscious for most of the episode "Lunar Eclipse" in order for him to finish filming The Maze Runner.

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Goofs

During the "we have tried everything" dialogue exchange, Newt says that they can't climb to the top because the ivy doesn't go all the way up. In multiple shots of the maze wall, it is clearly visible that the Ivy goes all the way to the top.

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Quotes

Thomas: We found this. It was inside a Griever.
Newt: These are the same letters we get in our supplies.
Thomas: Yeah. Whoever put us here obviously made the Grievers. Now, this is the first real clue, the first anything, you've found in over three years. Right, Minho?
Minho: Right.
Thomas: Newt, we gotta go back out there. Who knows where this might lead us.
Gally: You see what he is trying to do, right? First he breaks our rules, and then he tries to convince us to abandon them totally. The rules are the only thing that have ever held ...
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Connections

Featured in Honest Trailers: The Maze Runner (2015)

User Reviews

Entertaining

Greetings from Lithuania.

"The Maze Runner" (2014) is very well paced, directed and crafted motion picture. It's a very compelling sci-fi, which tells very interesting and involving story. Although the main structure of "The Maze Runner" will probably look familiar if you have seen more then 100 movies in your life, it's still expertly paced and done so you will be glued to your screen for the whole ride.

Overall, "The Maze Runner" is not to be missed one if you like sci-fi movies, which are good crafted and tells interesting stories. It's not revolutionary good, but it does a very good job for a one evening viewing. I will look forward for sequels.