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title: 'The Hunger Games (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gary Ross'
released: '2012-03-21'
runtime_minutes: 142
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunger-games-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hunger Games (2012)

2012 · PG-13 · 142 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: The Hunger Games

## Synopsis

The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian 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 film series. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. In the film, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) are forced to compete in the Hunger Games, an elaborate televised fight to the death consisting of adolescent contestants.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gary Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-ross)
- **Screenplay:** [Gary Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-ross), [Suzanne Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-collins), [Billy Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-ray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Nina Jacobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-jacobson), [Jon Kilik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-kilik)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stern)
- **Editor:** [Stephen Mirrione](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mirrione), [Juliette Welfling](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-welfling)

## Cast

- [Ian Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-nelson)
- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland) as Coriolanus Snow
- [Willow Shields](https://cinepixo.com/people/willow-shields) as Primrose Everdeen
- [Wes Bentley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-bentley) as Seneca Crane
- [Nelson Ascencio](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-ascencio) as Flavius
- [Kalia Prescott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalia-prescott)
- [Josh Hutcherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hutcherson) as Peeta Mellark
- [Stanley Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-tucci) as Caesar Flickerman
- [Kimiko Gelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimiko-gelman) as Venia
- [Paula Malcomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-malcomson) as Asterid Everdeen
- [Jennifer Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lawrence) as Katniss Everdeen
- [Isabelle Fuhrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-fuhrman) as Clove
- [Jack Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-quaid) as Marvel
- [Elizabeth Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-banks) as Effie Trinket
- [Woody Harrelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-harrelson) as Haymitch Abernathy

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Official site: http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunger-games-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q212965); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.