@RATIO_RAT2026-01-12 02:00 UTC
The science in The Long Walk has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
“Plot holes? We fell in.”
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2025 · Sci-Fi / Thriller / Horror
The Long Walk
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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.
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2025
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Sci-Fi / Thriller / Horror
PLOT SUMMARY
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.
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@REEL_DEAL2026-01-21 02:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. The Long Walk knows its audience.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-10 09:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than The Long Walk.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-04 19:00 UTC
If The Long Walk was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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Why is The Long Walk rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Long Walk (2025) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 31/100. 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.
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Long Walk fit best?+
The Long Walk works best as a fresh-release theater & early streaming pick for sci-fi fans. With a Burn Index of 31/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Long Walk worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Long Walk scores 31/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/TrueFilm · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.7k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Long Walk?
Rewatched The Long Walk last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 0.8k points
Unpopular opinion: The Long Walk is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of The Long Walk and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/TrueFilm · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.3k points
Hot Take: The Long Walk's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought The Long Walk was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.1k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Long Walk actually is?
Honestly, The Long Walk would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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