# The Hunger Games (2012)

> A fiercely protective teenager enters a televised death match and turns survival into an act of defiance against Panem’s authoritarian order.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/49040

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Thriller
- Director: Gary Ross
- Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, foreboding, visceral, action movie night, dystopian marathon

## Synopsis

In a brutal game of survival, one girl dares to defy the odds and fight for her sister.

## Movies like The Hunger Games

- [Winter's Bone (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/24683)
- [Allegiant (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/151556)
- [I Am Number Four (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/30898)
- [Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/178627)
- [Ender's Game (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/56756)
- [The Long Walk (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/423877)
- [The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/84607)
- [Divergent (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/96499)
- [The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/175583)
- [The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/84608)

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