Movie Review - The Long Walk (2025)

Things are very, very grim in “The Long Walk.”

Things are very, very grim in “The Long Walk,” the adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel (published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman), which is essentially “The Hunger Games” for teenage boys, or “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” for Gen Z…

Movie Review - The Long Walk (2025)

A Stephen King adaptation is a loaded statement. Depending on the filmmaker, we could get something amazing like Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980) or The Shawshank Redemption (1994). However, there are other King adaptations that aren't as great. Most have…

At The Movies: The Long Walk • The Western Weekender

Verdict: 3.5/5 The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel published in 1979, follows the journey of several young men competing in a country-wide competition to win riches beyond their wildest dreams. The boys must walk across the country in a never ending march with no destination. The premise is simple: walk or die. Set in an alternate timeline in which America was left in poverty after failed war efforts, ‘The Long Walk’ is a nation-wide competition…

The Long Walk director explains why the ending changed from the novel

Before you take another step, be warned that this article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the ending of The Long Walk. Based on the novel by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman), The Long Walk follows a group of teenage boys who compete in an annual contest in which they must walk continuously until only one remains standing. Anyone who can’t continue is shot. Related The Long Walk Review: A Grim, Powerful Adaptation of Stephen King’…

Ending Explained: How Was the Big Twist in ‘The Long Walk’ Different From the Stephen King Book?

Based on a novel by Stephen King, The Long Walk opened in theaters over the weekend to high praise. Fans who have read the Long Walk book were in for quite a shock as a major plot point of the story was altered for the screen. If you have not yet seen The Long Walk you may wish to save this article for laters as major spoilers will be discussed below. So, what is the big twist in The Long Walk? Peter McVries and Ray Garraty at the beginning of T…