The Hunger Games: Book vs. Movie
Gary Ross’s 2012 film The Hunger Games is adapted from Suzanne Collins’s 2008 novel. Both follow Katniss from District 12 into the Capitol’s deadly arena.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Suzanne Collins
- Year
- 2008
- Pages
- 397Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 10 hr 35 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Tatiana Maslany
- Series
- The Hunger Games, book 1
In Panem, the Capitol forces each district to send two children into a televised fight to the death. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in place of her younger sister, she enters the arena with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark and must decide how far she will go to survive without becoming part of the spectacle the Capitol wants.
- Director
- Gary Ross
- Writer
- Billy Ray, Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 2 hr 22 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
- Genre
- action, Adventure, Drama, dystopian, Fantasy, post-apocalyptic, psychological thriller, science fiction
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
In the nation of Panem, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister’s place in the televised Hunger Games. Sent into the arena with Peeta Mellark, the other tribute from District 12, she must use her hunting skills to survive while the Capitol turns every alliance and death into entertainment.
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Other books in this series
- 1The Hunger GamesMovie · 2012You are here
- 2
Catching FireThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire · Movie · 2013Details
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- Michael Arndt, Simon Beaufoy
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 2 hr 26 min
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark return from the Hunger Games to find that their victory has inspired resistance across Panem. As President Snow tightens his control and sends them on a victory tour, a special Quarter Quell threatens to pull them back into the arena.
- 3
MockingjayThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 · Movie · 2014Details
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- Danny Strong, Peter Craig
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 2 hr 3 min
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Rescued from the shattered Hunger Games arena, Katniss Everdeen awakens in District 13 as rebellion spreads across Panem. Rebel president Alma Coin wants to turn her into the Mockingjay, while President Snow uses the captive Peeta against her, forcing Katniss to navigate a propaganda war in which the people she loves have become leverage.
- 3
MockingjayThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 · Movie · 2015Details
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- Danny Strong, Peter Craig
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 2 hr 17 min
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
With Panem in open war, Katniss Everdeen joins a rebel squad advancing through the booby-trapped streets of the Capitol. Determined to kill President Snow and end his rule, she must survive an increasingly personal campaign while questioning the motives of the leaders directing the revolution.
- 4
The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes · Movie · 2023Details
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- Michael Arndt, Michael Lesslie
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 2 hr 38 min
- Cast
- Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer
Decades before Katniss Everdeen enters the arena, young Coriolanus Snow is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, a singer chosen as District 12’s tribute for the tenth Hunger Games. Snow sees her charisma as a chance to restore his family’s standing, but their alliance pulls him between personal loyalty and the power he hopes to gain.
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