Long Walk, The (2025)

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Synopsis

Dir: Francis Lawrence. Horror/Drama. Based on the novel by Stephen King. A group of young men (Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing) compete in an annual contest called 'The Long Walk,' where failing to maintain a certain speed means risking losing their life.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
• Frequent portrayals of gun violence - blood, some gory detail; infrequent portrayals of injury, self-harm, and suicide - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - buttock nudity, some detail

Thematic elements

• Survival
• Friendship and compassion
• Risk and reward

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal violence, coarse language, and crude content

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