The Maze Runner vs The X-Files
The Maze Runner has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for The X-Files). The Maze Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 1m. The X-Files is the older of the two (1998 against 2014). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Maze Runner
The X-Files| The Maze Runner | The X-Files | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Wes Ball | Rob Bowman |
| Main cast | Kaya Scodelario, Patricia Clarkson, Joe Adler, Don McManus, Dylan O'Brien | Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson, Blythe Danner, Bruce Harwood, David Duchovny |
Synopsis
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.
The X-Files
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
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