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The Long Walk

2025 · 108 min

A relentless, nerve-shredding descent into exhaustion and dread, where every step feels like a countdown to death.

Directed by
Francis Lawrence
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing
Tagline
The task is simple: walk or die.
Overview
In a dystopian 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.

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Directed by
Francis Lawrence
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • friendship
  • rebellion
  • guilt
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
science fiction, thriller, horror
Directed by
Francis Lawrence
Written by
JT Mollner
Starring
Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Ben Wang, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick
Music
Jeremiah Fraites
Cinematography
Jo Willems
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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