The Hunger Games Movies: Release Order
The Hunger Games film series adapts Suzanne Collins' bestselling novels into a tense dystopian saga. The films follow Katniss Everdeen, a young woman forced into the deadly Hunger Games and ultimately drawn into a revolution against the oppressive Capitol.
This release order presents the story as audiences originally experienced it, beginning with Katniss' journey and later exploring the earlier history of Panem through the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
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The Hunger Games
In a dystopian future, teenager Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death where young people from different districts must compete until only one survives. Armed with her hunting skills and guided by a former victor, she must navigate the deadly arena while the entire nation watches.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark embark on a victory tour through the districts, where Katniss senses growing rebellion against the Capitol. President Snow responds by announcing the 75th Annual Hunger Games with a twist that could change everything.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol in this third installment of the dystopian saga.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
In the final installment of the series, Katniss leads a dangerous mission to assassinate President Snow as the war between the districts and the Capitol reaches its climax. She must navigate deadly traps and impossible moral choices that will test her beyond anything she faced in the arena.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
A young Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute from District 12 in the early days of the Hunger Games, decades before he becomes the tyrannical President of Panem.
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