Escape from L.A. vs Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 5.9/10 for Escape from L.A.). Escape from L.A. is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 11m. Escape from L.A. is the older of the two (1996 against 2015). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Escape from L.A.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials| Escape from L.A. | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Carpenter | Wes Ball |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Kurt Russell, Michelle Forbes, Leland Orser, Peter Fonda | Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Alan Tudyk, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson |
Synopsis
Escape from L.A.
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
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