男孩托马斯（迪伦·欧布莱恩 Dylan O'Brien 饰）在电梯中醒来，奇怪的是他除了名字之外什么都记不得。当电梯打开，他来到了一个陌生的地方“林间空地”。这里四周被高大的石头墙包围着，墙内住着许多男孩，有纽特（托马斯·桑斯特 Thomas Sangster 饰）、查克（布雷克·库珀 Blake Cooper 饰）、米诺（李基弘 Ki Hong Lee 饰）等人，他们都被困在迷宫里，而墙外还有一群巨大的怪兽威胁着。一天，电梯为他们送来了一个女孩特雷莎（卡雅·斯考达里奥 Kaya Scodelario 饰），她是来这里的第一个女孩。此后，迷宫逐渐开始发生变化，一切都陷入了混乱中，托马斯和特雷莎决定一起走上破解迷宫之路，找出迷宫背后令人不寒而栗的秘密。
影片改编自詹姆斯·达什纳撰写的同名反乌托邦科幻小说三部曲的第一本。...
At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
