Pitch Black vs The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Pitch Black). Pitch Black is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 53m. Pitch Black is the older of the two (2000 against 2014). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pitch Black posterPitch Black2000 VS The Maze Runner posterThe Maze Runner2014
Pitch BlackThe Maze Runner
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.2/10
Year20002014
Length1h 48m1h 53m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorDavid TwohyWes Ball
Main castCole Hauser, Keith David, Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Lewis Fitz-GeraldKaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien

Synopsis

Pitch Black

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety…

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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