Cowboys & Aliens vs The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.6/10 for Cowboys & Aliens). The Maze Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 59m. Cowboys & Aliens is the older of the two (2011 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cowboys & Aliens
The Maze Runner| Cowboys & Aliens | The Maze Runner | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Western | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jon Favreau | Wes Ball |
| Main cast | Walton Goggins, Ana de la Reguera, Clancy Brown, Paul Dano, Harrison Ford | Kaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien |
Synopsis
Cowboys & Aliens
A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.
The Maze Runner
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.
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