Genres Horror Thriller Science Fiction
Keywords suicide based on novel or book male friendship bullying survival coming of age teenage boy survival horror hard authoritarian regime psychological horror suspenseful sympathetic psychological breakdown life‑or‑death stakes forced march moral despair fatal competition youth dystopia oppressive system stephen king

Synopsis

In a dystopian 1970s 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.

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Director & Writers

Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence
Director
Stephen King
Stephen King
Novel
JT Mollner
JT Mollner
Screenplay

Cast

Cooper Hoffman
Cooper Hoffman
Raymond Garraty #47
David Jonsson
David Jonsson
Peter McVries #23
Ben Wang
Ben Wang
Hank Olson #46
Tut Nyuot
Tut Nyuot
Arthur Baker #6
Charlie Plummer
Charlie Plummer
Gary Barkovitch #5
Garrett Wareing
Garrett Wareing
Billy Stebbins #38
Jordan Gonzalez
Jordan Gonzalez
Richard Harkness #49
Joshua Odjick
Joshua Odjick
Collie Parker #48
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
The Major
Roman Griffin Davis
Roman Griffin Davis
Curly #7

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