February 8, 2020. Aside from the Hunger Games itself, one of the most interesting things in the Hunger Games franchise is the reaping system that happens every year. Based on the rules, branches, and special types of reaping, it’s clear that Suzanne Collins created a well-thought-out system that children from the ages 12 to 18 dread. The Hunger Games is rated for 13-17 year olds but is a great series for adults as well. The Hunger Games is a trilogy with a prequel released in 2020 titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Hunger Games was turned into a movie which was released in 2008, and the other two movies subsequently. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes arrives in theaters on Friday, November 17. For more upcoming movies , check out our list of the remaining 2023 movie release dates . Sign up to The other one was moving into the third act. People are so conditioned to think that these movies are over at the end of the games — that there's this whole other section of story out of the games, I knew that was going to be tricky to ease into that transition and ease people into an act that they're not used to with these movies. Jennifer Lawrence Is ‘Totally’ Open to Playing Katniss Again, but ‘Hunger Games’ Team Not Counting on It: ‘I Think Her Story Is Complete’. Jennifer Lawrence told Variety in June during IMDB described the premise of the games to be where, “the nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts, ruled from the Capitol. As punishment for a failed revolt, each district is forced to select two tributes, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games until there is only one survivor.” 4 titles. 1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. 6.5. Rate. 65 Metascore. Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem. Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson. While the first Hunger Games movie was directed by Gary Ross, Catching Fire and Mockingjay: Part 1 and Part 2 were directed by Francis Lawrence, and while the director has come out with plenty of Lionsgate. The Hunger Games - March 23, 2012. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - November 20, 2013. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - November 21, 2014. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - November 20, 2015. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - November 17, 2023. Director Francis Lawrence – who helmed the widely regarded best movie of the Hunger Games series, 2013’s Catching Fire, along with the final two Mockingjay films – returns to Panem to tell a wFGs.