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Movies like The Maze Runner (2014) Finished The Maze Runner and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Maze Runner, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Maze Runner? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Young adult dystopia Memory loss Enclosed space Mystery adventure Sci-fi thriller Survival Rebellion Reluctant leader Your best matches Ranked against what The Maze Runner is actually about, not its genre labels.
76% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Also about survival Built around the same rebellion and moral ambiguity Centres on the same reluctant leader figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its hopeful and angry register What's different Not built around self-discovery Not about enclosed space or memory loss Commitment 2h 26m
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The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Maze Runner.
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2018 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Also young adult dystopia at heart Also about survival Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Built around the same self-discovery What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or rebellion Not about enclosed space or memory loss Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against The Maze Runner.
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2005 · Film · Adventure · Thriller
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Why it matches Also about survival Shares its hopeful and angry register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not built around self-discovery or moral ambiguity Not about enclosed space or memory loss Leans further into horror Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Maze Runner.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010 · 2h 26m
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Built around the same self-discovery Saw 2004 · 1h 43m
Also about enclosed space and survival Built around the same moral ambiguity Colony 2026 · 2h 3m
Also about enclosed space Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Die Hard 1988 · 2h 12m
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Shares its hopeful and angry register
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