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The Maze Runner (2014): Film vs Book
Film · 2014 · Directed by Wes Ball · Starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter
About the film
A boy wakes in a glade at the centre of a maze, with no memory of how he got there.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt keeps the mystery and the main ideas of the book, with a faster pace and some changes in character.
Read or watch first?
The books go deeper into the larger world.
What the book gives you
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Non-stop tension, a puzzle that keeps deepening and the thrill of a group working together to find a way out. You want to know what is behind it all.
Who will like it: Readers who like a fast, mysterious survival story with a group of young people and unanswered questions.