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"Movies Like The Hunger Games": "The Maze Runner"

It should come as no surprise by now that another hit trilogy, the Maze Runner series, is also a YA dystopian adaptation. Dylan O'Brien first captured our hearts as Stiles Stilinski in "Teen Wolf," but in "The Maze Runner," he's Thomas, a teenager who's been dropped in the middle of a maze with other teens without any memory of his previous life. Together with his pals Newt, Teresa, Gally, Frypan, and Minho, Thomas tries to escape the ever-changing maze. Oh, and did I mention the maze is also home to deadly creatures? Kind of reminds you of all the "natural" obstacles (those tracker jackers!) the gamemakers throw at Katniss, Peeta, and their competitors in "The Hunger Games."

Swap the maze out for "The Hunger Games"'s televised arena, and the comparisons between the two franchises are glaringly obvious. In a game of would-you-rather, we're having a hard time choosing which dystopian world we'd endure.

Image Source: Everett Collection