The Long Walk (2025)

Directed by

Francis Lawrence

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, thriller film, dystopian film, dystopian fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,672 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian version of the 1970s, fifty teenage boys compete in a televised walking contest where they must keep moving or die. The last one standing wins a cash prize and a wish.

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What happens

The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner. It is based on the 1979 novel by Stephen King. The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Joshua Odjick, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill. Set in a dystopian 1970s, the film follows fifty boys in an annually televised competitive walking contest, meant to inspire viewers. Each boy must maintain a pace of three miles per hour (4.8 km/h) of nonstop walking for days, and failure to do so after three warnings results in death. The boy who lasts the longest wins a large cash prize and the fulfilment of one wish of his choice. The Long Walk was released in the United States by Lionsgate on September 12, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $63 million on a budget of $20 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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