From time to time, streaming platforms will add a “hidden gem” to their platforms that may not have been a huge hit in theaters, but should still be considered as must-see movies. Case in point, HBO Max recently added a thriller that’s slated to release in theaters in 2025. grossed $63,249,525 In theaters around the world. However, when you consider that the film was based on the one and only Stephen King book, and was directed by the same man who directed i am great And all but one of these hunger games Films, some people assumed, would earn more. So which movie is it?
HBO Max adds ‘The Long Walk’
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In September 2025, Lionsgate released long walk. Based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, the film adaptation was written by JT Molnar and directed by Francis Lawrence. It is set in a dystopian world of the 1970s, and follows a group of boys/young men who compete in a televised day-long walking competition. Unfortunately for the contestants, if they fail to run at a certain speed, they are killed. The premise may seem simple, but the twists and turns are anything but. Watch a Trailer for long walk Below
‘The Long Walk’ certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
When it comes to critics, they mostly praise long walk. At the time of publishing, it is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a Tomatometer score of 88%. for rebecca onion slate wrote of the film, “There have been many Stephen King adaptations, but this is the weakest, worst adaptation of his work in a long time.”
with Siddhant Adlakha Diversity stated, “Although it doesn’t quite reach the dramatic heights it aims for, director Francis Lawrence’s long walk Yet it is a tense and surprising dystopian drama, filled with personal and national ethos.
am writing for hollywood reporterFrank Scheck said, “While long walk While it doesn’t entirely escape its narrative limitations, it contains the copious amounts of emotion and heart that have marked the best King adaptations. Of course, that doesn’t make it any less painful.”
Memorization, long walk Now available to stream on HBO Max with subscription.
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