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  1. The Hunger Games Movie Review

    As in the book, The Hunger Games' central "pageant" is a televised battle to the death: 24 children between the ages of 12 and 18 are selected to participate in a bloody reality show-style contest in which there's only one victor. Pervasive sense of peril and tension. Once the Games start, there's an immediate bloodbath, with vicious weapon use, a fair amount of blood, and several dead bodies ...

  2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Suzanne Collin's has crafted incredible stories with these books and this movie is very well done, but the brutality of violence is not for young, sensitive viewers. I would highly recommend parents watch on their own before letting children under 15 watch this one. The story is very intense and heavy. Show more.

  3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

    Like the original, Catching Fire contains violence in the Games and out of it, though quick edits avoid the most brutal moments.The Games consist of previous Victors, so the youngest contestants are 17-year-old Katniss and Peeta. Government "Peacekeepers" viciously torture Gale, strike Katniss, and kill civilians throughout the Districts (some deaths occur just off camera).

  4. The Hunger Games (2012)

    A group of older teens travels as a pack and hunts down young children, there are a few just-offscreen stabs and kills. They find a teenage girl at night, alone, and we hear her screams, implying death. Edit. Video footage shows a past Hunger Games, where a boy beat someone to death with a brick.

  5. The Hunger Games Movie Review for Parents

    The Hunger Games. Parent Guide. Although the script may also spur important discussions about freedom, the consequences of war and, ironically, our insatiable appetite for viewing violence in media, parents should still be cautious. Take old-fashioned gladiator games and modern-day reality TV programs and you have The Hunger Games.

  6. The Hunger Games (film)

    The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian action film directed by Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Collins. It is the first installment in The Hunger Games franchise.The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and ...

  7. Movie review of Hunger Games, The

    The Hunger Games is set in the future where a post-apocalyptic North America, now called Panem is divided into 12 districts, most of which are poverty stricken. The 12 districts are controlled by a totalitarian government lead by President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and an affluent minority, who are comfortably situated in Capital City.

  8. Movie Review

    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, 2023. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Josh ...

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    Media News + More; Sign me up No thanks ... Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Jamayla J Hunger Games makes good business sense, so does movies like "The Maze Runner ...

  10. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Movie Review

    In MOCKINGJAY, PART 1, she wakes up disoriented in the secret, underground District 13, which is led by President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore). Distraught that President Snow (Donald Sutherland) has taken Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) hostage, Katniss agrees to become the symbolic face of the rebellion once President Coin promises to rescue and pardon ...

  11. Review: 'The Hunger Games' Is Thoughtful, Thrilling Popular

    In the poverty-stricken, post-apocalyptic Appalachia of Panem's District 12, Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, a fearlessly determined teenager who cares for her mother (Paula Malcolmson ...

  12. Five Lessons in Human Goodness from "The Hunger Games"

    Here are five examples. 1. Killing is against human nature. Katniss, a skilled hunter and the hero of The Hunger Games, is indeed horrified by the prospect of dying—but her worst fears revolve around needing to kill other people. "You know how to kill," says her friend Gale in the first book. "Not people," she replies, filled with ...

  13. 'Hunger Games': Inappropriate for preteens, says Common Sense Media

    Published on March 20, 2012 04:45PM EDT. Photo: Murray Close. With so much breathless anticipation awaiting the release of The Hunger Games this Friday, lost in the shuffle may be whether the film ...

  14. 20 Things I Learned After Rewatching The Hunger Games Series

    "The Hunger Games" set a new standard for young adult dystopian movies when it hit cinema screens in 2012. The film series is based on the popular novels of the same name by Suzanne Collins, which ...

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    142 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2012. Roger Ebert. March 20, 2012. 4 min read. Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in "The Hunger Games." Like many science-fiction stories, "The Hunger Games" portrays a future that we're invited to read as a parable for the present. After the existing nations of North America are destroyed by catastrophe, a ...

  16. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

    Our review: Parents say (14 ): Kids say (114 ): Thanks to director Francis Lawrence and, above all, star Jennifer Lawrence, this final film is a fitting tribute to Suzanne Collins' unforgettable heroine. It even improves on some of the book's weaker elements; Lawrence the director knows how to use Lawrence the actor's vulnerability to explore ...

  17. The Hunger Games Movie Review

    Read Common Sense Media's The Feelings Video rating, age rating, real parents guide. Strong female lead in violent, thought-provoking adaptation. Read Common Sense Media's The Hunger Games review, age rating, or parents guide.

  18. What are peoples opinions on the Hunger Games Movies?

    The Hunger Games did a phenomenal job at ADAPTING the book. They gave viewers a reason they'd want to watch the movies instead of just reading the books. When they changed things, it usually was for the benefit of the movies and the pacing.

  19. The Hunger Games, Book 1 Book Review

    THE HUNGER GAMES is set in the future, after the United States is gone. In its place is Panem, in which the privileged Capitol rules over 12 districts. To maintain an iron grip, the Capitol holds an annual televised program, a lethal competition to which each district must send one boy and one girl, who are known as "tributes."

  20. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

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  21. The Hunger Games: Video Review

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    Parents need to know Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a remastered version of the original Nintendo 3DS puzzle-adventure game, available on Nintendo Switch. The game features mild spooky elements as Luigi, Mario's timid but lovable brother, explores a haunted mansion filled with friendly-looking ghosts.

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