Next vs The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Next). Next is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 53m. Next is the older of the two (2007 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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NextThe Maze Runner
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 7.2/10
Year20072014
Length1h 36m1h 53m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorLee TamahoriWes Ball
Main castJim Beaver, Tory Kittles, Jessica Biel, Nicolas Cage, Thomas KretschmannKaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien

Synopsis

Next

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government…

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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