HorroRated archive entry
HorroRated pickThe Long Walk
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Francis Lawrence
- Written by
- JT Mollner, Stephen King
- Produced by
- Francis Lawrence, Roy Lee, Cameron MacConomy, Steven Schneider, Stephen King, Mika Saito, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, Andrew Childs, Carrie Wilkins, Ellen Rutter, Rhonda Baker, Hadie DeJesus, Jeffrey Harlacker, Jason Miller, Liana Montemayor, Tiffany McDonald, Jon Mefford, David Fox
Why it’s HorroRated
The Long Walk is Stephen King's most relentless premise adapted with the formal patience it requires. Francis Lawrence builds the relationships between the walkers with enough specificity that the losses register individually rather than as abstraction. A dystopian horror film that doesn't blink at what it's about. One of the more harrowing films in King's adaptation catalog.
Synopsis
Francis Lawrence directs King's early novel with a focus on the walk's physical reality and the friendships that develop within an impossible situation. A dystopian horror film with unusual formal patience. One of the more genuinely harrowing films in King's adaptation catalog.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- September 10, 2025
- Runtime
- 1 hour 48 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
