Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Seen it?2018 | 143 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 5 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Hunger Games: Catching Fire or The Hunger Games, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$288 million worldwide on a $62 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 510K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wes Ball
- Dylan O'BrienThomas
- Kaya ScodelarioTeresa Agnes
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterNewt
- Ki Hong LeeMinho
- Dexter DardenFrypan
- Rosa SalazarBrenda
- Giancarlo EspositoJorge
- Will PoulterGally
- Aidan GillenJanson
- Patricia ClarksonAva Paige