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The Long Walk
2025 108 min United States of America R 18+
★7.0
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
Director: Francis Lawrence
🎭 Based on
«The Long Walk»
byStephen King
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Description
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$35.16M
Worldwide:
$63.1M
Starring
Cooper Hoffman
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David Jonsson
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Garrett Wareing
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Awards
5 wins & 17 nominations total
Key opinion
The film adaptation of Stephen King's novel is a polarizing experience that succeeds as a meditative, character-driven drama for some, while failing others as a faithful or engaging genre film. Critics and audiences are divided over the choice to compress the source material, with many noting that the film's slow-burn intensity struggles to match the emotional weight of the original book.
| Acting | Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson provide compelling, human performances that anchor the film’s emotional core. | |
| Production | The film effectively captures a grim, hypnotic atmosphere of hopelessness through its bleak landscapes and constant tension. | |
| Adaptation | The screenplay simplifies the source material by merging characters and cutting plot threads, resulting in a narrative that many feel lacks the depth and stakes of the original novel. | |
| Pacing | The film’s meditative, slow-paced approach rewards viewers who appreciate existential tension, but alienates those seeking the momentum of a traditional thriller. | |
| Ending | The ending is frequently criticized for failing to deliver the definitive, powerful impact found in King's source material. |