Films like The Maze Runner

8 picks with a similar feel

What defines The Maze Runner, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Expect an otherworldly, very fast sci-fi film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like pace over patience. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of coming of age, social commentary and underdogs, plus tags such as runner, maze and trapped.

Here are 8 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.

Based on The Maze Runner (2014).

  1. 1

    Divergent (2014)

    Film6.9

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of coming of age and social commentary. Common ground: dystopia.

  2. 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

    Film6.8

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of coming of age and social commentary. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, dystopia.

  3. 3

    I, Robot (2004)

    Film6.9Slower burn

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: dystopia.

  4. 4

    Tron (1982)

    Film6.7Lighter option

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: dystopia.

  5. 5

    Minority Report (2002)

    Film7.3Slower burn

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and underdogs. Common ground: dystopia.

  6. 6

    Chaos Walking (2021)

    Film6.9Lighter option

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: post-apocalyptic future, dystopia.

  7. 7

    Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

    Film7.6

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and fast-paced, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: dystopia.

  8. 8

    Ready Player One (2018)

    Film7.6Lighter option

    Why it's like The Maze Runner: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of coming of age and social commentary. Common ground: dystopia.

Boxlist compares The Maze Runner with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.

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Questions

What should I watch if I like The Maze Runner?
Picks with a similar feel include Divergent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, I, Robot and Tron. Each shares part of The Maze Runner's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 8 films.
How are these films like The Maze Runner chosen?
Boxlist compares The Maze Runner with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
Is there a lighter film like The Maze Runner?
Tron has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.

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