History Film / TheMazeRunner2014

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[TagLine Bring back hope. Always be alert. Never stop running.]]'']]

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Alby is a teenage version. Notably the other boys of color have longer hair. He has also survived alone for a month, can fight the greivers and never hesitates to put himself at risk for the others.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Alby is a teenage version. Notably the other boys of color have longer hair.
** Also counts as bald of awesome as he survived alone for a month, can fight the greivers and never hesitates to put himself at risk for the others.

* TheForeignSubtitle: The Portuguese title for the film was ''Maze Runner: Correr ou Morrer'' (Run or Die).

* MoralityPet: Chuck as the youngest boy is treated most tenderly by the boys. Thomas bonds with him the most and [[spoiler: is the most distressed by his death at the hands of Gally, who was stunged]].

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Chuck dies in Thomas's arms, with the latter screaming PleaseWakeUp]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gally]] is impaled in the chest with a spear by Minho after [[spoiler: he shoots Chuck in the chest, trying to kill Thoms]].
* MoralityPet: Chuck as the youngest boy is treated most tenderly by the boys. Thomas bonds with him the most and [[spoiler: is the most distressed by his death at the hands of Gally]].

* FamousLastWords:
** "Thomas, get them out." [[spoiler:Alby.]]
** "Remember. ''[[ArcWords WCKD is good.]]'' [[spoiler: Ava Paige's double.]]
** "I belong to the Maze. We all do." [[spoiler: Gally, supposedly.]]
** "Thank you. Thank you." [[spoiler:Chuck.]]

This film is the directorial debut of Wes Ball. The cast includes Creator/DylanOBrien as Thomas, Creator/KayaScodelario as the only female in the Glade, Teresa, Aml Ameen as Alby, [[Series/GameOfThrones Thomas]] [[Series/DoctorWho Brodie]]-[[Film/LoveActually Sangster]] as Newt, Ki Hong Lee as Minho, [[Film/SonOfRambow Will]] [[Film/WereTheMillers Poulter]] as Gally, Creator/PatriciaClarkson as the BigBad, Ava Paige, and Blake Cooper as Chuck.

* BittersweetEnding: Thomas's group end up [[spoiler:finally escaping the Maze on a helicopter, with help from unnamed people who ensure their safety, as they get their first look at the outside world.]] The downside, however, is that [[spoiler:Chuck ends up [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Thomas's arms]] by Gally]], something which hits Thomas the hardest.

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Implied to have occurred to Gally, as he is stung by a Griever and somehow makes it to WCKD's derelict centre where Thomas's group are, and tries to shoot Thomas with a pistol, as revenge for Thomas's presence destroying the community that he tried to sustain. Luckily, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice a spear-wielding Minho has other ideas]]]].

** "Thomas, get them out." [[spoiler:Alby]]
** "Remember. ''[[ArcWords WCKD is good.]]'' [[spoiler: Ava Paige's double]]
** "I belong to the Maze. We all do." [[spoiler: Gally, supposedly]]
** "Thank you. Thank you." [[spoiler:Chuck]]

* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Winston, Zart, and Jeff. They aren’t in the same circle as Thomas, Newt, Minho, Chuck, Teresa and arguably Frypan but have some decent lesser interactions with them throughout the story. Zart and Winston are both taken to retrieve the leg from the dead grieved and Winston and Jeff challenge Gallys decision to [[spoiler: Exile/sacrifice Thomas and Teresa]] and are among the first to join the group when they Urge people to leave and get fight scenes inside the maze.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gally]] is impaled in the chest with a spear by Minho after [[spoiler: he shoots Chuck in the chest]].

* NotQuiteSavedEnough: [[spoiler: Alby is kept away from the grieves for a night in the maze and then cured from a sting but then is taken by a griever after saving Chuck]]. [[spoiler: Chuck himself gets shot by Gally later]].
* TheReveal: The significance of Thomas's dreams are revealed: [[spoiler:the entire Maze was an experiment, and Thomas and Teresa were two of those who tested the people who were sent up to the Maze]].

* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Minho helps Alby hide from the others how the whole maze has been mapped with no exit being found]].

* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Chuck dies taking a bullet meant for Thomas, that Gally fired.]]

* {{Unishment}}: When Gally demands Thomas be punished for doing duties Dre served for the runners, Newt first sentenced him to one night in the pit then promotes him to runner to make it official.

** "Get them out." [[spoiler:Alby]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gally]] is impaled in the chest with a spear by Minho after [[spoiler: he shoots Chuck]].
* MoralityPet: Chuck as the youngest boy is treated most tenderly by the boys. Thomas bonds with him the most and [[spoiler: is the most distressed by his death]].

* RousingSpeech: Newt gives one to Thomas after [[spoiler:the Griever invasion, Gally's reclaiming of leadership and the discovery of the meaning of Thomas's dreams send Thomas to his lowest point]].

When a boy named Thomas wakes up in a rusty elevator with no memory of his identity, he is delivered to the middle of a maze, along with a small population of other boys, who have been trying to find their way out of the [[MobileMaze ever-changing labyrinth]] — all while creating a functioning society in what they call the Glade. His curiosity leads to multiple discoveries, with the most significant being the prospect of an escape route. However, tensions in the community, exacerbated by the arrival of a girl in the Glade, threaten this new hope. Will they escape? Or will the horrors of this maze finally get to them?

This film is the directorial debut of Wes Ball. The cast includes Creator/DylanOBrien as Thomas, [[Series/GameOfThrones Thomas]] [[Series/DoctorWho Brodie]]-[[Film/LoveActually Sangster]] as Newt, Ki Hong Lee as Minho, [[Film/SonOfRambow Will]] [[Film/WereTheMillers Poulter]] as Gally, Creator/KayaScodelario as the only female in the Glade, Teresa, Aml Ameen as Alby, Blake Cooper as Chuck, and Creator/PatriciaClarkson as the BigBad, Ava Paige.

* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Male examples. Gally (blond), Thomas (brunet) and Newt (redhead). There's also Ben (blond), Minho (brunet) and Chuck (redhead).
* BlueIsHeroic: Thomas and Teresa - the two characters who were sent to get everyone out of the maze - are color-coded with blue. The serum that cures Griever venom is also blue.

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Ava Paige fakes her death in the ApocalypticLog and in the final scene is shown wiping blood off her face - implying that was her own body Thomas found in the lab]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gally]] is impaled with a spear thrown by Minho after [[spoiler: he shoots Chuck]].

* UnexplainedAccent: Newt is the only boy who has an English accent, even when other English actors such as Will Poulter and Kaya Scodelario put on American accents for their characters.

* TheCameo: Not in person, but Wes's name can be seen as one of the names inscribed on one of the Maze's walls.

When a boy named Thomas wakes up in a rusty elevator with no memory of his identity, he is delivered to the middle of a maze, along with a small population of other boys, who have been trying to find their way out of the [[MobileMaze ever-changing labyrinth]] — all while creating a functioning society in what they call the Glade. He ends up being curious, which leads to multiple discoveries, as well as the arrival of a girl in the Glade, that will take him one step closer to an overarching truth - which is far bigger than he could have imagined.

!!''The Maze Runner'' provides examples of:

!!''The Maze Runner'' contains examples of:

%% * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Chuck]].

%% * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gally]], courtesy of [[spoiler:Minho]].

When a boy named Thomas wakes up in a rusty elevator with no memory of his identity, he is delivered to the middle of a maze, along with a small population of other boys, who have been trying to find their way out of the [[MobileMaze ever-changing labyrinth]] — all while creating a functioning society in what they call the Glade. He ends up being curious, which leads to multiple discoveries, as well as the arrival of a girl in the Glade, that will take him one step closer to an overarching truth - which is far more bigger than he could have imagined.