Now That The Long Walk Is Streaming, I Finally Watched It, And One Moment Almost Had Me Running Off

A man in a green bucket hat, sitting on the ground in The Long Walk.

Yes, there are spoilers ahead, so walk with caution!

I saw a ton of movies in 2025, a personal record, in fact, but one that I missed was The Long Walk from director Francis Lawrence, based on a novel by Stephen King. After a long 10-month wait for the movie to hit a streaming service, I was finally able to watch it with my HBO Max subscription. First, I loved it. I mean, “love” sounds like a weird way to describe a movie this hard to watch and this dark and disturbing, but I enjoyed it way more than I was anticipating. I loved it all except for one part. I almost had to turn it off when one of the characters breaks his ankle.