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  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 37 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 37 m

Summary Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird ...

Directed By: Francis Lawrence

Written By: Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 37 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h 37 m

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 52 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 286 User Ratings
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Summary Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird ...

Directed By: Francis Lawrence

Written By: Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 52 Critic Reviews
54
48% Positive
25 Reviews
37% Mixed
19 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 52 Critic Reviews
54
48% Positive
25 Reviews
37% Mixed
19 Reviews
15% Negative
8 Reviews

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90
Nov 17, 2023
It’s a sharp, exciting movie — one that finally gives YA dystopias the ending that the genre trend deserves.
By Petrana Radulovic FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 20, 2023
If someone was going to make a Hunger Games prequel, this is about the best one might hope for.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW

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5.6
51% Positive
146 Ratings
19% Mixed
53 Ratings
30% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 286 User Ratings
5.6
51% Positive
146 Ratings
19% Mixed
53 Ratings
30% Negative
87 Ratings

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JACOB2002
Jan 29, 2024
This is a good movie we need to have a hunger games marathon we can watch the prequel the hunger games the Ballad Of birds and snakes first and then watched the hunger games catching fire and Mockingjay part one and two this shows how snow became obsessed with power And with the games ! I was like oh my God When they said Katniss and I don't know what happened to Lucy Gray ?
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10
swiftouch
Jan 21, 2024
I cannot recommend this enough. This show is almost as epic as the LoTR series. Amazing show. Incredible screenwriting. Incredible acting. Rachel Zegler has an amazing voice. Based on her voice alone I would recommend everyone watch this.
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70
Nov 16, 2023
Songbirds is the rare intelligent, useful prequel; its origin story (or, really, stories) actually do better elucidate what we’ve already seen.
By Richard Lawson FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 20, 2023
Davis’s deranged games designer Dr Volumnia Gaul and Jason Schwartzman’s showboating compere Lucky Flickerman justify the price of admission.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 16, 2023
"Songbirds and Snakes” takes its job SUPERseriously, with more solemnity than imaginative excitement.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 9, 2023
The Hunger Games prequel plunges us back into the futuristic empire of Panem – but fails to live up to the first films of the franchise.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
20
Nov 9, 2023
This movie finally ties itself into various knots to prefigure the later world of Katniss, but the time to end the Games came long ago.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
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10
trickyhannah
Dec 9, 2023
incredible movie and incredible acting. i loved revisiting this universe and rachel zegler made it worthwhile.
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6
DaniFox
Apr 19, 2024
This movie has been in some way, a good prequel, but, confusing in some sequences. I recommend it for fans of the franchise, but not for people who will barely know the world of HG
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D3nver30
Mar 24, 2024
If Battle royale and Les Miserables had a child this would be it, This movie is basically straight out of Disney's formula where unecessary random singing happens on a very serious scene. Honestly a good yet underwhelming movie
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Mauro_Lanari
Jan 14, 2024
(Mauro Lanari) "What happened in there, that's humanity undressed. Fueled with the terror of becoming prey, see how quickly we become predator". In a Hobbesianly panbellicist universe, the dichotomous choice seems obligatory, no one stops at undecidability anymore and falls into the unjustified logical and cognitive trap of the a priori denial of an eventual "tertium datur". This fallacious and sick idea has already infected human culture far and wide, it must no longer be questioned and in fact it is gaining accolades in every field. It is therefore even more criminal to inculcate it in YA products so as to accustom the new generations to a perennial, unassailable, incontestable, indisputable dystopia, where the only interesting story has to be the origin of the villain, the new heroic protagonist. My most sincere affection to those who are trying to rebel, revolt, rise up, diverge with a mental clarity as far away as possible from what is served up by such a rubbish. Ps: at least the directors might not always adopt the same steampunk design of "1984" or Terry Gilliam ("Brazil", 1985, and "12 Monkeys", 1995).
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3
Vaedian
Nov 19, 2023
Odd cashgrab with two of the most toxic actors in Hollywood to date (Dinklage and Zegler). Adds little new to the story and should have gone straight to streaming.
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Production Company Color Force, Good Universe, Lions Gate Films, Lionsgate Films
Release Date Nov 17, 2023
Duration 2 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline You're invited to return to the games.
Website https://hungergames.movie/
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Awards

People's Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
VHS Awards
• 4 Nominations
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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