The Hunger Games poster

The Hunger Games( 2012)

TV-MAScience FictionAdventureFantasy
72%
User
Score

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Overview

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jennifer Lawrence

      Katniss Everdeen

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      Josh Hutcherson

      Peeta Mellark

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      Liam Hemsworth

      Gale Hawthorne

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      Woody Harrelson

      Haymitch Abernathy

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      Elizabeth Banks

      Effie Trinket

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      Lenny Kravitz

      Cinna

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      Stanley Tucci

      Caesar Flickerman

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      Donald Sutherland

      President Coriolanus Snow

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      Wes Bentley

      Seneca Crane

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      Toby Jones

      Claudius Templesmith

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      Alexander Ludwig

      Cato

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      Isabelle Fuhrman

      Clove

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      Amandla Stenberg

      Rue

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      Willow Shields

      Primrose Everdeen

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      Sandra Ellis Lafferty

      Hob Vendor

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      Paula Malcomson

      Katniss' Mother

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      Rhoda Griffis

      Registration Woman

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      Sandino Moya-Smith

      Propaganda Film Tribute

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      Raiko Bowman

      Peeta's Mother

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      Dwayne Boyd

      Peacekeeper #1

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      Anthony Reynolds

      Peacekeeper #2

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      Judd Lormand

      Peacekeeper #3

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      Kimiko Gelman

      Venia

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      Nelson Ascencio

      Flavius

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      Brooke Bundy

      Octavia

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      Dayo Okeniyi

      Thresh

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      Leven Rambin

      Glimmer

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      Jack Quaid

      Marvel

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      Latarsha Rose

      Portia

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      Ian Nelson

      Tribute Boy District 3

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      Kalia Prescott

      Tribute Girl District 3

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      Ethan Jamieson

      Tribute Boy District 4

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      Jacqueline Emerson

      Fox Face

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      Mackenzie Lintz

      Tribute Girl District 8

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      Imanol Yepez-Frias

      Tribute Boy District 9

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      Annie Thurman

      Tribute Girl District 9

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      Dakota Hood

      Tribute Girl District 10

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      Amber Chaney

      Avox Girl

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      Karan Kendrick

      Atala

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      Shane Bissell

      Birthday Boy

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      Kate Kneeland

      Hovercraft Tech

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      Steve Coulter

      Game Center Tech #1

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      Sharon Conley

      Game Center Tech #2

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      Tim Taylor

      Game Center Tech #3

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      John Ross

      Game Center Tech #4

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      Phillip Troy Linger

      Katniss' Father

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      Julie Ivey

      Martha (uncredited)

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      Mark Meekins

      Resident (uncredited)

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      Jeremy Marinas

      Tribute Boy District 10 (uncredited)

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      Bill Bennett

      Coal Miner (uncredited)

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      Kelly Lynn Reiter

      District 12 Tribute Girl (uncredited)

    Social

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    A review by tmdb87069603

    7.5
    Written by tmdb87069603 on Tue Jun 05 2012
    Very well made movie with quality writing, acting and cinematography. **Pros**: strong performance from the star. Technically excellent. **Cons**: Seems to me that the ending was premature but perhaps intentionally so - for a sequel? Character development is largely weak but there are a lot of characters and already a long movie so I suspect a lot was left on the cutting room floor. Despite some weakness, still a compelling movie worth a watch if not up to all of the hype....

    Media

    Videos 38Backdrops 61Posters 192

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    75000000.00

    Revenue

    694394724.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • revolution
    • dystopia
    • female protagonist
    • bow and arrow
    • game
    • archery
    • death match
    • survival competition
    • forced to kill
    • based on young adult novel
    • dramatic
    • awestruck
    • frightened