Does The Long Walk Have a Post-Credits Scene? Here’s What We Found
Before you rush out of the theater, find out if The Long Walk leaves fans with a secret ending.
Quick answer for the credit-stinger hunters: if you are hoping for a bonus scene in The Long Walk, you can relax your legs and head out when the movie ends. No extra tags, no mid-credits tease, no end-credits surprise. It wraps the story and calls it a day, which honestly fits this one.
Should you stay through the credits?
Nope. There is no post, mid, or end-credits scene. Plenty of movies love to dangle sequel bait after the crawl, but The Long Walk is self-contained. When the screen cuts to black, you are done. Unless you want to read the credits out of respect, you are free to bounce.
What is The Long Walk actually about?
It is a dystopian survival thriller set in a militarized, authoritarian America where an annual spectacle puts teen contestants on an endless march. The rules are brutally simple: keep a pace of at least 3 miles per hour or soldiers shoot you. The walk only ends when one person is left standing, and that survivor gets a wish-grant type prize that supposedly lets them get anything they want. It is bleak, it is high-stakes, and it is very Stephen King.
Who made it, who is in it, and when can you see it?
- Based on: Stephen King's novel
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Screenplay: JT Mollner
- Cast: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, and more
- Genre/Rating: R-rated horror sci-fi
- Runtime: about 1 hour and 48 minutes
- Release: in theaters September 12, 2025
- Early reception: sitting at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.6 on IMDb
Bottom line: no stingers here. The movie tells its story, finishes with a clear end, and lets you get to the parking lot without FOMO.