Fresh
Teenagers are getting it in the neck again, in the latest dystopian Young Adult literary sensation to get the Hollywood treatment.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
The Maze Runner
Remember. Survive. Run.
2014 · 1h 53m · PG-13
Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Wes Ball
Overview
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young 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 and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's all familiar territory, but it's realized with flair.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Rotten
I think I have a touch of apocalepsy -- excessive sleepiness caused by prolonged exposure to three- and four-part series in which adolescents rebel against oppressive governments represented by esteemed actors.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Rotten
Is the true enemy this all-testosterone Lord of the Flies clan? Nah, faulting your fellow kids is so 1950s. For the millennials, adults gotta be to blame
Amy Nicholson, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Having not read the book, I was hoping for a more satisfying payoff than the one I got. Then again, maybe the filmmakers are saving the answers for the sequel.
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
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