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Summary
In a dystopian 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.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 80Audiences 69GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer88%
Metascore71
Audience score75%
Letterboxd · 1.2 M ratings3.5/5
User score6.7
IMDb6.6
Box office
3.2×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $63 M
Worldwide it earned $43 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +9 min on the typical 99
typical 99108Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 49 more
+15Released
2025
September 10, 2025
Last year
Genres
Science FictionThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 44 more63 people
- Cooper HoffmanRaymond Garraty #47
- David JonssonPeter McVries #23
- Garrett WareingBilly Stebbins #38
- Ben WangHank Olson #46
- Tut NyuotArthur Baker #6
- Charlie PlummerGary Barkovitch #5
- Jordan GonzalezRichard Harkness #49
- Joshua OdjickCollie Parker #48
Mark HamillThe Major
Roman Griffin DavisCurly #7
Judy GreerMrs. Ginnie Garraty
Josh HamiltonMr. William Garraty
Noah de MelEwing #1
Daymon WrightlyRank #19
Jack GiffinRonald #45
Thamela MpumlwanaPearson #8
Keenan LehmannLarson #14
Dale NeriPercy Grimes #31
Teagan StarkPatrick Smith #4
Samuel ClarkTressler #24
Emmanuel OderemiZuck #50
Cameron MacConomyEntry Gate Soldier
Gabriel DanielsPolice Officer
Adam HurtigPolice Officer
Directing · 10
- Francis Lawrence Director, Producer
- Martin Doepner Third Assistant Director
- Sinan Saber First Assistant Director
- Tyshana Hobson Third Assistant Director
- Carl Kouri Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Diana Kim Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- JT Mollner Screenplay
- Stephen King Novel, Executive Producer
Production · 45
- Mika Saito Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Christopher Woodrow Executive Producer
- Andrew Childs Executive Producer
- K. Blaine Johnston Executive Producer
- Andrew Childs Executive Producer
- Roy Lee Producer
Camera · 21
- Jo Willems Director of Photography
- Jon Mefford Epk Producer
- Pascal Boisvert First Assistant "A" Camera
- Ian R. C. Levine "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Sean Gillies Camera Car
- Steven K. Johnson First Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 3
- Mark Yoshikawa Editor
- Peggy Eghbalian Editor
- Carolyn Calvert First Assistant Editor
Sound · 26
- Jeremiah Fraites Original Music Composer
- Jeremy Peirson Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas Jones Supervising Sound Editor
- Jason Ruder Music Editor
- Hugh Tieppo-Brunt Conductor
- Michael Miller ADR Mixer
Art · 34
- Nicolas Lepage Production Design
- Aaron Becker Title Designer
- Gary Barringer Graphic Designer
- Jason Gibbs Property Master
- Kathy McCoy Art Direction
- Hsien Lun Su Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Doug Morrow Makeup Department Head
- Zinka Tuminski Hair Department Head
- Cindy E. Smith-McGuire Assistant Makeup Artist
- Heather Neale Costume Designer
- Paula Dunfield Assistant Costume Designer
- Megan Stark Evans Assistant Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 23
- Greg Kegel Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Fox Visual Effects Producer
- Zheng Bao VFX Artist
- Curro Doyagüez VFX Artist
- Benedict Gillingham-Sutton VFX Artist
- Amanda Czermak Cortes Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 3
- Eric Kinsman Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Blaine Komatich Chief Lighting Technician
- Cooper Lee Smith Gaffer
Other crew · 36
- Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
- Glenn Hughes Picture Car Coordinator
- Robert Borges Stunt Driver
- Emerson Wong Stunt Double
- Mark Schroeder Set Production Assistant
- Chelsea Hamill Actor's Assistant
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