A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.
Practical Effects
That massive practical maze set — they built it, no green screen cop-outs.
Acting
Will Poulter's Gally: somehow making 'antagonist you weirdly get' look easy.
Director
Wes Ball
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dylan O'Brien broke his cheekbone filming the final maze sequence when he was thrown from a harness. That's real panic you're seeing.
This film arrived at peak YA dystopia saturation (2014) and somehow survived by being leaner and meaner than its competitors — no love triangle, just survival.
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