The Long Walk
This R-rated dystopian thriller based on Stephen King's novel follows teenage boys in a death march who are executed by soldiers if they slow their pace, delivering relentless graphic violence, nearly 300 uses of strong profanity, and a suffocatingly bleak tone throughout. It is firmly adult content with no elements suited for young or even most teenage viewers.
Adults and very mature older teens only; most guidance places it at 16–17 and up.
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The rules of the Walk and its lethal consequences are made graphically clear within the first few minutes, including a walker being shot before the title card appears.
The first named competitor is shot dead after developing a leg cramp, establishing that no character is safe and executions will occur repeatedly.
Gunshots occur without musical warning each time a walker is executed; these sudden loud shots repeat across the entire runtime.