The Long Walk 2025

Overview

The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner. Based on the 1979 novel by Stephen King, the film was released in the United States on September 12, 2025. The production features a cast that includes Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Joshua Odjick, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, and Josh Hamilton. The story is set in a dystopian 1970s America where fifty teenage boys participate in a deadly annual walking contest. Participants are forced to maintain a minimum pace throughout the event or face execution, with the competition continuing until only one survivor remains. The film has a runtime of one hour and forty-eight minutes and is classified under the science fiction, thriller, and horror genres. Lionsgate handled the theatrical release of the project. The film is rated R and has been recognized as a survival thriller centered on the premise that the participants must walk or die.