David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman and Mark Hamill stars in this dystopian thriller from the director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, adapting the...
David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman and Mark Hamill stars in this dystopian thriller from the director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, adapting the Stephen King novel about a deadly game where participants must maintain a certain walking speed... or get shot.
In a dystopian near-future, 100 teenage boys must embark on an annual competitive test known as "The Long Walk". The rules are simple: maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour. Receive three warnings in an hour and you’re shot dead. The last one walking gets whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Under these grim circumstances the boys develop deep friendships despite knowing that each of their friends’ survival is a threat to their own.
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87 %271 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %3,315 reviewsAudience score rating
"Hoffman and Jonsson are both terrific."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Remarkably uncompromised."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"Feels oddly static."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The pervading camaraderie and heart, as well as a tremendous cast, that solidifies this as one of the best King adaptations yet."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"The spectacle of inevitable violence remains haunting."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"A heartfelt metaphorical drama about people bonding under duress."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"In a crowded field for these types of stories, this is happy to keep pace in the middle of the pack."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"As bloody and upsetting as King’s fable can get."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Instantly empathetic lead performances..."
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Paste
Paste"Features generous amounts of the sort of emotion and heart that have marked the best King adaptations."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Makes bold changes to the source material, but neither sanitises or dilutes."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"This ferocious adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novella as a passion play about class solidarity."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Stark, brutally confronting and existentially horrifying..."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"Tense, moving, and complex."
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Collider
Collider"Hoffman and Jonsson bring easy naturalism to their performances."
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IGN
IGNThe Long Walk (2025) | Details
- Rating
- R16, Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
