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The Hunger Games

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7.2/10 • 22K

2012-03-122h 22m

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May the odds be ever in your favor.

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.

Directors
Gary Ross
Editors
Christopher S. Capp

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Jennifer Lawrence

    Jennifer Lawrence

    Katniss Everdeen

  2. Josh Hutcherson

    Josh Hutcherson

    Peeta Mellark

  3. Liam Hemsworth

    Liam Hemsworth

    Gale Hawthorne

  4. Woody Harrelson

    Woody Harrelson

    Haymitch Abernathy

  5. Elizabeth Banks

    Elizabeth Banks

    Effie Trinket

  6. Lenny Kravitz

    Lenny Kravitz

    Cinna

  7. Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci

    Caesar Flickerman

  8. Donald Sutherland

    Donald Sutherland

    President Coriolanus Snow

  9. Wes Bentley

    Wes Bentley

    Seneca Crane

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Jun 5, 2012

7.5/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$75,000,000.00
Revenue
$694,394,724.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookrevolutiondystopiafemale protagonistbow and arrowgamearcherydeath matchforced to killbased on young adult noveldramaticawestruckfrightened