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The Hunger Games

The world will be watching.

7.2(23,905)20122h 22m20

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.

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Status
Released
Budget
$75M
Box office
$694M
Language
English
Part of The Hunger Games Collection · 4 films
  • based on novel or book
  • revolution
  • dystopia
  • monarchy
  • female protagonist
  • fashion
  • bow and arrow
  • game
  • cynical
  • hunting
  • archery
  • death match

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Gary Ross

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1323 Mar 2012
    • PhysicalPG-13DVD / Blu-ray18 Aug 2012
    • PhysicalPG-134K Ultra HD8 Nov 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-13Fathom Events18 Oct 2023
    • Digital / OTTPG-13Starz1 Dec 2023
    • Digital / OTTPG-13Netflix18 Jul 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A23 Mar 2012
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM22 Mar 2012
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG23 Mar 2012
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1321 Mar 2012
    • Theatrical (limited)+13Reestreno14 Oct 2026
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1422 Mar 2012
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1423 Mar 2012
    • Theatricalrelançamento15 Oct 2026
  • BulgariaBG

    • TheatricalC23 Mar 2012
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical1222 Mar 2012
    • Physical10 Oct 2012
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1512 Mar 2012
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical23 Mar 2012
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1221 Mar 2012
    • Digital / OTT18 Aug 2012
    • Physical12DVD / Blu-ray18 Aug 2012
    • Digital / OTT12Prime Video8 Jun 2021
    • TV12TMC3 Nov 2025

Frequently asked questions

The Hunger Games was released on 12 March 2012.

Audience reviews

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    tmdb87069603

    6/5/2012

    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, s…

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    ltcomdata

    9/15/2012

    8/10

    Stories about revolution can be quite good. But stories about why a revolution is needed are invariably great. The Hunger Games is such a story. The movie (for the most part), closely follows the book, and does a good job of it. It also sets up the next book/movie beautifully, even better than the book itself does. The premise, of course, is borrowed from Ancient Rome, when gladiators and/or criminals an/or …

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    Dark Jedi

    8/26/2014

    5/10

    I had not really bothered to put this movie on my to-watch shelf since I felt it was not really my cup of tea but when my wife and oldest son wondered why we did not have it in our collection I thought, well, okay let us get it then. Actually I got the set with the two movies that have been released and yesterday we watched the first one. Well, as far as I am concerned, it is not a turkey, it is rather “okayish” b…

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    Andres Gomez

    2/10/2015

    5/10

    I don't really know what's so special about this movie. I found "The Running Man" or "Total Recall" much more deep thought than this. Is it maybe that the main character is a female? Still, it is entertaining and, in this regard, it does its job.

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    DoryDarko

    2/21/2017

    8/10

    The Hunger Games is a new concept in a long line of post-apocalyptic future fantasies. Where other stories of the same genre often deal with technology and artificial intelligence as the main threat to human existence, Hunger Games actually takes us back to Roman times, with a revitalised version of "Panem et Circenses" or "Bread and Circuses". Simply put; human devastation as mass entertainment. Welcome to Panem: fo…

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