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Synopsis

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?

Cast

  • Cooper Hoffman
  • David Jonsson
  • Garrett Wareing
  • Tut Nyuot
  • Charlie Plummer
  • Ben Wang
  • Jordan Gonzalez
  • Joshua Odjick
  • Mark Hamill
  • Roman Griffin Davis
Moviegoers are saying
This Stephen King adaptation divides audiences with its unflinchingly bleak yet humanist storytelling, featuring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson in breakout performances that have viewers alternating between tears and heartbreak. While some find the endless walking premise repetitive, others praise its emotional authenticity and disturbing social commentary that feels painfully relevant to our current world.
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Metacritic

75
Sep 11, 2025

Despite the stamping of hundreds of feet, The Long Walk smolders with the blunt power of a burned flag.

Metacritic review by Jacob Oller
Jacob Oller
The A.V. Club
80
Sep 10, 2025

Allegories are unavoidable. The walk is American capitalism. The walk is life itself. It requires, however, no such connections to enjoy the best King adaptations in many years.

Donald Clarke
The Irish Times
91
Sep 10, 2025

No one should mistake The Long Walk for fun. But there’s satisfaction in its endurance, in the way grim inevitability drives the narrative with allegorical force. By the credits, you’ll feel as though you’ve marched every mile alongside the boys exhausted, shaken, and strangely, perhaps, wanting more.

Thom Ernst
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