Looper vs The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Looper). The Maze Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 58m. Looper is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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LooperThe Maze Runner
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.2/10
Year20122014
Length1h 58m1h 53m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorRian JohnsonWes Ball
Main castEmily Blunt, Paul Dano, Pierce Gagnon, Bruce Willis, Piper PeraboKaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien

Synopsis

Looper

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

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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