In Time vs The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7/10 for In Time). In Time is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 53m. In Time is the older of the two (2011 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In Time posterIn Time2011 VS The Maze Runner posterThe Maze Runner2014
In TimeThe Maze Runner
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20112014
Length1h 49m1h 53m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorAndrew NiccolWes Ball
Main castVincent Kartheiser, Cillian Murphy, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki, Justin TimberlakeKaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien

Synopsis

In Time

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest struggle to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who suddenly comes into a fortune of time finds himself on the run from a corrupt police force known as the "time keepers".

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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