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The Maze Runner
The maze runner is an action and suspense packed movie making almost everybody sit at the edge of their seat, biting their nails. This movie is an extraordinary film that would be enjoyed mainly by older audiences because of dash of horror involved in it. Overall this movie is filled with adventure that will keep you awake for the entire film. Thomas the protagonist is woken up with his memory erased in a place called the Glade which is surrounded by a massive maze whose doors open and close every day. The glade is filled with teenage boys whose memories were also erased. Thomas finds out that going in the maze at night is like a death wish because of creatures that roam in there called grievers. Soon after Thomas arrives everything

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