Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Thomas and the Gladers cross a devastated future landscape while evading WCKD and searching for the truth behind their captivity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- ominous
- propulsive
- action movie night
- young adult franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the sequel energetic and more expansive than its predecessor but weighed down by familiar dystopian formulas, thin storytelling, and unresolved franchise plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thomas and the Gladers remain on the run while opposing WCKD and seeking answers about its plans.
The Scorch is presented as a desolate landscape filled with extreme obstacles and infected threats.
The characters search for clues about WCKD and uncover its plans for the Gladers.
The story moves beyond the original maze into the Scorch, resistance settlements, and wider wasteland environments.
Films like Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and why
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
shared young adult dystopia, resistance against authoritarian institutions, survival action, and post-apocalyptic world-building
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
shared teen-led dystopian conspiracy, escape narrative, authoritarian experimentation, and fast-paced thriller structure
I Am Legend
shared post-apocalyptic wasteland, survival adventure, zombie-like infected threats, and resistance against powerful forces
The Maze Runner
shared enclosed-to-expansive survival premise, mystery-driven danger, and escalating science fiction thriller tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Wes Ball
- Release Date
- 2015-09-09
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (11266)
Cast
- Dylan O'Brien
- Kaya Scodelario
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Ki Hong Lee
- Dexter Darden
- Rosa Salazar
- Patricia Clarkson
- Aidan Gillen
- Barry Pepper
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials about?
- Thomas and the Gladers cross a devastated future landscape while evading WCKD and searching for the truth behind their captivity.
- What is Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as moderate.
- What did critics think of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials?
- Critics generally found the sequel energetic and more expansive than its predecessor but weighed down by familiar dystopian formulas, thin storytelling, and unresolved franchise plotting.
- Which films are like Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, I Am Legend, and The Maze Runner.
- How long is Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials?
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials?
- In United States, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
