Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".

Director:

Wes Ball

Writers:

T.S. Nowlin (screenplay by), James Dashner (based upon the novel by)

Stars:

Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dylan O'Brien	...	Thomas
Ki Hong Lee	...	Minho
Kaya Scodelario	...	Teresa
Thomas Brodie-Sangster	...	Newt
Dexter Darden	...	Frypan
Will Poulter	...	Gally
Jacob Lofland	...	Aris
Rosa Salazar	...	Brenda
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Jorge
Patricia Clarkson	...	Ava Paige
Aidan Gillen	...	Janson
Barry Pepper	...	Vince
Nathalie Emmanuel	...	Harriet
Katherine McNamara	...	Sonya
Walton Goggins	...	Lawrence

Storyline

In the epic finale to The Maze Runner Saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary last city, a WCKD controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get the answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze. Will Thomas and the crew make it out alive? Or will Ava Paige get her way?

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Plot Keywords:

human experimentation | virus | post apocalypse | resistance movement | friendship | 

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Taglines:

The End Will Be WCKD

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The take which lead to Dylan O'Brien's head injury was used in the film, when Thomas jumps from the window of a moving car as it approaches the WCKD train. Wes Ball, who revealed that it was the longest shot of the sequence, asked O'Brien's permission to have it included in the film, to which O'Brien responded, "I need you to, in a way. I would be more heartbroken than if it just went to waste." After the incident, Ball decided to no longer shoot with a moving train and opted for a parked one instead, with effects from WETA giving the illusion that it was in motion.

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Goofs

at 30:43 the windshield is punched but the crack appears centered away from where the person punches.

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Quotes

Ava Paige: The virus is airborne. It's inside the walls.

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Alternate Versions

UK version was cut by the distributor to secure a "12A" rating.

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Connections

Featured in The Death Cure: Going Out on Top (2018)

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Soundtracks

Serenade for Strings in E Major Op. 22 - Larghetto
Written by Antonín Dvorák (as Antonin Dvorak)
Arranged by Jim Long
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

2 and a half hours of cliche after cliche

All you're gonna see in this movie is a continuous stream of cliches. Sure, if it was released say, in 1970, when none of the superhero/sci-fi/fantasy that today is flooding the audiences was present, it would have been quite enjoyable and watchable. But in today's market it brings nothing new. I could constantly guess what was going to happen at the end of certain action scenes, and don't even get me started about the helicopter scene... that one was supposed to be dramatic and some kind of fitting twist but just left me enraged at the stupidity of the screenwriters/adaptation.

In the end it's quality is on par with the other 2 similar series (Divergent and Hunger Games), so, gets a 5 star "meh" out of me. Good for kids but intelligent people beware!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Maze Runner 3

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$62,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,167,011, 28 January 2018

Gross USA:

$58,032,443

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$288,175,335

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1