The Long Walk

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From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King's first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films (Catching Fire, Mockingjay - Pts. 1 & 2 , and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), comes THE LONG WALK, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?

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Francis Lawrence

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Cooper Hoffman

Raymond Garraty, #47

David Jonsson

Peter McVries, #23

Garrett Wareing

Stebbins, #38

Tut Nyuot

Arthur Baker, #6

Charlie Plummer

Gary Barkovitch, #5

Perri Nemiroff

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One of the things I found most remarkable about the movie is how it still manages to be soulful and have its heart firmly in the best possible place while wading into the darkness.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 3, 2025

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

I'd describe it as Lord of the Flies on foot, but it's really more like The Hunger Games for dudes (complimentary).

Sep 3, 2025

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Liz Shannon Miller

Consequence

The Long Walk offers a gripping premise, a lot of characters who feel more like loose sketches than fully-realized personalities, and a narrative that maybe has some minor pacing problems towards the end, but is pretty impossible to turn away from.

Rated: B

Sep 2, 2025

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Derrick Murray

NERDBOT

...this is a harrowing journey of survival, brotherhood, and hope. It is brutal and bleak but also beautiful and hopeful, simultaneously cynical and optimistic as the line between dystopian futures and current reality continue to blur.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2025

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space

In the pantheon of King adaptations, THE LONG WALK is on the short list of very good ones.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2025

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Matt Rodgers

Flickering Myth

A top-tier Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk strides out of the pack to become one of 2025’s biggest surprises.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2025

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From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King's first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films (Catching Fire, Mockingjay - Pts. 1 & 2 , and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), comes THE LONG WALK, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far could you go?

Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Francis Lawrence, Roy Lee, Cameron MacConomy, Steven Schneider
Screenwriter: JT Mollner
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Vertigo Entertainment, Media Capital Technologies, Lionsgate
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Grisly Images|Strong Bloody Violence|Suicide)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 48m