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Genres:
Action & Adventure, Romance
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English
Running time:
2:22:32
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Jennifer Lawrence Katniss Everdeen
  2. Josh Hutcherson Peeta Mellark
  3. Liam Hemsworth Gale Hawthorne
  4. Woody Harrelson Haymitch Abernathy
  5. Elizabeth Banks Effie Trinket
  6. Lenny Kravitz Cinna
  7. Stanley Tucci Caesar Flickerman
  8. Donald Sutherland President Snow
  9. Wes Bentley Seneca Crane
  10. Toby Jones Claudius Templesmith
  11. Alexander Ludwig
  12. Isabelle Fuhrman
  13. Amandla Stenberg

Directors

  1. Gary Ross

Producers

  1. Nina Jacobson
  2. Jon Kilik

Writers

  1. Gary Ross
  2. Suzanne Collins
  3. Billy Ray

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The Hunger Games

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Based on the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem, a divided nation split into 12 ... Based on the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem, a divided nation split into 12 districts. Every year, each district selects a teen of each gender (called "Tributes") to test their worth in a competition known as the Hunger Games, which are broadcast across the nation as entertainment, and to reinforce the government's total power. When her younger sister is selected as District 12's latest "Tribute," Katniss volunteers to take her place, and trains under hard-drinking former Hunger Games champion Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) to sharpen her killer instincts. Now in order to survive the game and emerge the victor, this young combatant must put all of her skills to the ultimate test. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth co-star.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

85%Tomatometer score: 85% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    David Denby, New Yorker Even when two people are just talking calmly, Ross jerks the camera around. Why? As the sense of danger increases, he has nothing to build toward. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile The cinematic visualisation of the upper class of Pinem - is painted with a surrealist brush that Salvador Dali might have dropped (but).. falls short of expectations, registering a low emotional... – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Gary Ross, who directed Seabiscuit, manages to get this nag out of the starting gate and across the finish line with no major blunders, but without much in the way of inspiration, either. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Ross manages to keep the pacing remarkably swift, given that the games themselves don't start until halfway through the 144-minute running time. – Full review External link

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