# The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

> A charming young Capitol mentor enters the Tenth Hunger Games and discovers how easily love, spectacle, and political survival can become instruments of tyranny.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248851

## Facts

- Runtime: 157 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Action
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Rivera, Viola Davis, Fionnula Flanagan
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10545296/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, brooding, melancholic, franchise marathon, young adult movie night

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