The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: Book vs. Movie
Francis Lawrence’s 2014 film Mockingjay – Part 1 adapts the first portion of Suzanne Collins’s 2010 novel. Katniss becomes the reluctant symbol of a rebellion growing from District 13.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Suzanne Collins
- Year
- 2010
- Pages
- 400Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 11 hr 19 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Tatiana Maslany
- Series
- The Hunger Games, book 3
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss Everdeen is taken to the underground District 13, where rebel leaders want her to become the Mockingjay, the public face of their uprising against the Capitol. With District 12 destroyed and Peeta held by President Snow, Katniss must decide how much of herself she is willing to surrender to a revolution whose leaders also see her as a weapon.
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Writer
- Danny Strong, Peter Craig
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 2 hr 3 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
- Genre
- action, Drama, science fiction, war
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
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.
Other books in this series
- 1
The Hunger GamesMovie · 2012Details
- Director
- Gary Ross
- Writer
- Billy Ray, Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 2 hr 22 min
- Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
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.
- 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.
- 3MockingjayThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 · Movie · 2014You are here
- 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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