The Maze Runner Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Aug. 24, 2014

The Maze Runner

Release Date: Friday, September 19, 2014 Theaters

Director: Wes Ball

Starring: Thomas Sangster • Kaya Scodelario • Will Poulter • Dylan O'Brien • Blake Cooper

PG-13 Drama N/A

4.2 / 5

69% WILL SEE 31% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Maze Runner.

T
Thomas Sangster
... Newt

The Last Legion, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
K
Kaya Scodelario
... Teresa

Wuthering Heights, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
W
Will Poulter
... Gally

On Swift Horses, Warfare
Dylan O'Brien
... Thomas

The First Time, The Internship
B
Blake Cooper
... Chuck

The Measure of a Man
A
Aml Ameen
... Alby

Inside Man: Most Wanted, Rustin
K
Ki Hong Lee
... Minho

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Crew Behind the Film

The The Maze Runner behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Wes Ball last directed Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Maze Runner: The Death Cure. The film's writer Noah Oppenheim last wrote Jackie and The Divergent Series: Allegiant.

Director: Wes Ball
Screenwriters: Noah Oppenheim
Grant Pierce Myers
Producers: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Lindsay Williams

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: The Gotham Group

Production Details

What we know about the The Maze Runner movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the first novel of "The Maze Runner" trilogy written by James Dashner. The novel was published October 2009 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House.

Production Updates for The Maze Runner

Jun 2014

Completed

Changed The Maze Runner movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Aiming for starting May 2013.

Dec 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements and intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, including some disturbing images
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Maze Runner was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 19, 2014. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Reclaim, A Walk Among the Tombstones and This Is Where I Leave You.