Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials vs The Lightning Code
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 5.5/10 for The Lightning Code). The Lightning Code is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 11m. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
The Lightning Code| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | The Lightning Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Wes Ball | Kali Bailey |
| Main cast | Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Alan Tudyk, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson | Bruce Davison, Jason Marsden, K.C. Clyde, Lindsey Shope, Dean Shortland |
Synopsis
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.
The Lightning Code
Teenage inventor Miles Fletcher unlocks the lost secret to limitless energy, catching the attention of Luxos Energy, a corporation posing as heroes. Just as he perfects his invention, they betray him—stealing his work and shutting him out. With nowhere to turn, Miles must decide—give up or trust his friends and fight back. In a high-stakes battle of ingenuity vs. industry, he races to stop Luxos before they turn his discovery into a weapon.
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