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The Long Walk (2025) | Ranked Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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The Long Walk

Movie2025·108 min

The Long Walk

Directed by Francis Lawrence

Science Fiction Thriller Horror

A science fiction thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

2K ratings

About The Long Walk

In a dystopian 1970s 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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: coming of age, grief and loss, fate destiny, late 20th century, action combat, american regional, close friendship, strangers forced together, underdog, ensemble, survival, competition tournament, race against time, dystopia

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Details

Director: Francis Lawrence
Language: English

Cast

Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Ben Wang

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How The Long Walk Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

2020s movies

Top 20%

Science Fiction movies

Top 22%

2020s Science Fiction movies

Top 19%

Francis Lawrence films#7 of 10

Top 18% All movies.

the vibe

The Long Walk Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousbroadbleak

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivalcompetition tournamentrace against timecoming of agegrief & lossfate destinyunderdogensembleclose friendshipstrangers forced togetheraction combatdystopiaamerican regionallate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty