- Primary Subject: Teen survival movies like The Maze Runner
- Key Update: In May 2024, 20th Century Studios officially announced a reboot/continuation of The Maze Runner franchise, with original director Wes Ball returning as a producer.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: February 12, 2026
- Quick Answer: For fans of The Maze Runner, you can stream survival-themed hits like The 5th Wave and Love and Monsters on Netflix as of early 2026.
The Maze Runner trilogy was a part of the rising YA craze alongside the likes of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Battle Royale. Could there possibly be more films outside these major franchises worth watching in the same vein?
Here are 8 teen survival-esque movies like Maze Runner, and where to watch them all.
The 5th Wave (2016)
The 5th Wave is no fantasy, but it's still a dystopian sci-fi where we find Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz) trying to survive an alien apocalypse and rescue her brother after four "waves" of attacks (pulse, earthquake, plague, infiltration) destroy society.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
I Am Number Four (2011)
John Smith, a young alien from planet Lorien hiding on Earth, develops superpowers to help him fight the alien species that destroyed his home planet. The Mogadorians, their enemy, hunt them down in numerical order, and John happened to be the fourth prey.
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
City of Ember (2008)
City of Ember follows two teens, Lina and Doon, who live in a failing, isolated underground city designed to last 200 years. What happens when the city's power source runs out? Lina and Doon discover a lost, cryptic, time-locked message that reveals the only way out. They must learn how to decipher it to save humanity before it's too late.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV
Love and Monsters (2020)
Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien) leaves his safe underground bunker seven years after giant mutants took over Earth. Love and Monsters is a post-apocalyptic adventure film where Joel traverses through the dangerous world in hopes of reuniting with his high school girlfriend, Aimee.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Did you know the Maze Runner author James Dashner took inspiration from William Golding’s Lord of the Flies? Dashner once said in an interview that the only twist his trilogy had was that these boys would “form a brotherhood” instead of becoming animalistic enough to kill each other.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max
The Host (2013)
Based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name, The Host centers on Melanie Stryder, a human resister who fights for control of her body even after being infused with a "Soul" named Wanderer after these parasitic aliens tried to take over their world.
Streaming Platforms: The CW, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One navigates the bleak year of 2045, where humanity can escape their dystopian lives through the OASIS, a sprawling virtual reality universe that challenges players to hunt for a hidden "Easter Egg" that promises to give them ownership of the game.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Produced by James Cameron, directed by Robert Rodriguez, and starring Maze Runner's Rosa Salazar (who played Brenda in the series), Alita: Battle Angel is a story about a deactivated cyborg who lost her memories, Alita, and gets revived by a compassionate scientist, Dr. Ido, in this post-apocalyptic, dystopian future known as Iron City.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
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