The Maze Runner 2
The #1 New York Times bestselling series about Thomas, Teresa, and the Gladers who must fight to survive in a devastated world governed by the mysterious. Critic Consensus: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is an action-packed sequel at the cost of story, urgency, and mystery that the original offered.
The Maze Runner 2017
Common Sense Note Parents need to know that The Maze Runner is based on the first novel in James Dashner's best-selling young adult trilogy. The movie, like the book, is a cross between Lord of the Flies, Ender's Game, and The Hunger Games and should appeal to fans of the books and of star Dylan O'Brien (Teen Wolf). There's more strong language ('s--t,' 'a--hole,' 'bitch') in the movie than in the book, which featured mostly made up curse words like 'shuck' and 'klunk.' Unlike many other popular teen movies, The Maze Runner doesn't highlight a central romance (at least in this installment), but it definitely includes the same amount of intense violence -- some of it teen on teen, some of it creature on teen, and much of it weapons based. Characters die, and the scenes in which the mechanized Grievers kill the boys are particularly disturbing.
The Maze Runner 2
Main character Thomas is a great role model, helping his friends and standing up to authority when necessary. Sexual Content Not applicable Violence Violence is on par with the source books and similar YA-based dystopian thrillers. Teens rally together to kill huge, mechanized, spider-like monsters called Grievers. Characters die from being stung or otherwise killed by the Grievers; others die after being shot or speared, and a whole roomful of adults is found dead.