Who is this made for?

The Long Walk (2025) is a thriller movie whose audience scores lean most toward young men at 100 out of 100, with comparable appeal to older men (97). Its overall reach is rated targeted, meaning it is aimed at a specific demographic segment. Measured against a balanced 50-point baseline, it sits 48 points toward men on the gender axis and near the midpoint on the age axis. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian and below it for White and Hispanic. Its content balance scores as entertainment-first at 0 out of 100, indicating its content choices weight storytelling over explicit messaging. All figures reflect WhatSphere's data-driven audience model rather than a critical opinion of the title.

Audience
Made primarily for young men (100), with strong secondary appeal to older men (97).
Reach
Has targeted appeal — designed for a specific demographic segment.
Advocacy
Entertainment (0/100) — content choices prioritize storytelling over messaging.
Representation
notably high asian (70) representation, with lower hispanic (28) and white (11) representation.
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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.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
3
Older Men
97
Older Women
0
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
11
Black
62
Hispanic
28
Asian
70
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
54
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
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Advocacy Over Time in Thriller

The average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year
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196814
196903
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197215
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197525
197606
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198022
198102
198215
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198426
198504
198626
198719
198822
198918
199008
199126
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199309
199417
1995112
1996211
1997111
1998111
199938
2000212
2001012
2002112
2003215
2004014
2005020
2006124
2007125
2008117
200934
2010102
201105
201244
201436
201564
201642
201745
201844
201948
202023
2021106
202269
202387
2024816
2025118
202603
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Cast & Crew

Bryan R. Burns (director) · Martin Doepner (director)