The Long Walk
Directed by Francis LawrenceFrom Stephen Kings official site: In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. The game is simple - maintain a steady walking pace of at least three miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're out - permanently.
The Long Walk Ratings & Reviews
- Fletch F. FletchOctober 24, 2025Too much walking
- hadmatterOctober 5, 2025The Long Walk (2025) channels the tension and survival stakes of The Hunger Games but grounds them in a far more believable world. It’s gritty, haunting, and uncomfortably plausible — the kind of story that makes you wonder if society could really come to this. What sets it apart is its heart. Amid the desperation and endurance, compassion and empathy still flicker through the darkness, reminding you that even in humanity’s worst moments, decency tries to survive. A powerful, thought-provoking film that lingers long after the credits roll.
- eyeofthetornadoOctober 21, 2025In The Long Walk, Stephen King crafts a dystopian ordeal that exposes how the illusion of choice sustains systems of control. On the surface, the boys choose to participate in the Walk, but once it begins, every step is dictated by rigid rules, constant surveillance, and the threat of death. Their supposed freedom quickly dissolves into obedience. The march becomes a microcosm of dictatorship and capitalism, systems that promise opportunity while trapping individuals in cycles of exhaustion and fear. The “choice” to walk mirrors society’s illusion of free will under oppressive power: you can play the game, but the game is designed to break you. Yet amid this despair, the walkers discover something the system cannot control, friendship and empathy. These fleeting connections remind them of their humanity, even as the structure around them insists they’re nothing more than competitors. Ultimately, The Long Walk shows that the greatest cruelty isn’t physical death, it’s the false promise of freedom that keeps people walking toward it.
- jameshatton_ukOctober 28, 2025What a grave metaphor for the rat race that is the American Dream. Everything is there from poverty and desperation, the lottery of fortune, the blind obedience to social doctrine and the overarching threat of violence from the military. The police state depicted in the movie is very poignant in a time of authoritarianism in America where masked ICE agents are grabbing people on the basis of skin colour and violence is used to enforce political ideologies uninhibited by the law or even just human decency, Of course the eye cannot see itself and thus this will be wasted on most Americans as just another movie "with cool guns and sh!t" but time again movies like this and 'Civil War' are holding up a mirror to US Imperialism and fascist policies.
- neuroparadoxOctober 22, 2025One of the best dystopian movies about a road since The Road.
- Lasse Viinikainen20h agoDeep character development in a dreadful utopia with 1984 vibes.
- mitch donaberger1d agoPretty tense movie with a surprisingly simple premise. Feels very Stephen King-y. In my opinion, it's a movie built entirely from interpersonal relationships that build under a situation of extreme duress, which lends to its excellent acting and vivacious dialogue. However, for a movie where the entirety of it just characters talking, there's a shocking lack of exposition, both on the world around them or the situations that led them to participate in The Long Walk. In some ways, it feels oddly derivative of the plot from those goofy PlayStation games, 'Twisted Metal.' But, still, a well-shot movie that keeps up a level of tension that truly never ceases.
- juliencharette1October 22, 2025It’s… a long walk… indeed… literally walking… and talking… for 2 hours… Someone occasionally gets shot, the ending is bad and uneventful, no twist and no payoff. I could’ve walked for 2 hours in circles in my bedroom and i would’ve enjoyed myself much more. Waste of time !
- Patrick Hooe1d agoI didn't know anything about the book going in, or that this was Stephen King. I thought this was going to be a throw away movie I could watch while doing something else. I was wrong. The character development throughout the story and the friendships gained and lost had me glued to the end. I would watch this again.
- killjoys1d agoOne of the best adaptations of Stephen King I’ve seen so far
- Nath Papadacis1d agoIt’s very Stephen King. Not in a bad way, it’s about the journey, the characters and their interplay. It’s a challenge to make a film who’s set is just empty road and a lot of walking but it doesn’t get tiresome. Mark Hamill is brilliant as the General.
- Dale Leer1d agoThe Long Walk is basically The Hunger Games without the hot chick. It's just kids power‑walking to their deaths while Mark Hamill cheers them on like a deranged personal trainer with a rifle pointed at their heads. It’s bleak, absurd, and somehow hilarious in the way only state‑sanctioned cardio can be.
- yves-carmine q.1d agoOne of the greatest visual analogies for war that I've ever seen. The 1:1 storytelling couldn't have been better done than if it were a painting by the greats. I usually don't go for King's particular style of writing, but in this case the director did a more than apt job at translating it onto the screen. Performances were a 10/10, the cast had really good organic chemistry. Despite the handful of graphic scenes (which in my opinion were absolutely needed) I couldn't stand to look away for more than a second out of fear that I would miss something pertinent to the plot.
- njabulo mhlongo2d ago10/10 I was invested in the characters the story and the twist eyyyy.. Worth a watch
- Timeless CinemaSeptember 18, 2025Dark story aside, the repetitious moments takes away from the great acting & characters. The ending is a bit lackluster too. Overall, it was ok.
