The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

PG-13

2013

2h 26m

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Adventure

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After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) discover that they must do a quick turnaround and begin a Victors Tour. As she and Peeta travel throughout the districts, Katniss senses a rebellion is stirring. However, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) proves that he is still very much in control when word comes of a cruel change in the rules for the upcoming 75th Hunger Games.

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Critics Consensus

Smart, smoothly directed, and enriched with a deeper exploration of the franchise's thought-provoking themes, Catching Fire proves a thoroughly compelling second installment in the Hunger Games series.

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

Jan 20, 2021

It's mainstream entertainment, but it succeeds at being riveting and deeply unsettling mainstream entertainment that casts a critical light on our current systems.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Jun 18, 2016

Vivid, visceral filmmaking, twisty and entertaining, with startlingly good turns by Jennifer Lawrence and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Alissa Wilkinson

Christianity Today

Apr 13, 2016

3.5/4

The movies (gratefully) violently counteract any attempt we might make to see them as fun escapism.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

4 days ago

C+

Really feeling the sting of its 'part of a whole' status, 'Catching Fire' is better at blowing smoke than fanning the flames.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Oct 18, 2024

3/5

While it tries to cut a few corners and condense from the novel, most of this film covers some of the same training, pageantry, and anticipatory posturing that we've seen and sat through once already.

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Sean Axmaker

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Apr 8, 2023

... the second film in the young adult dystopian series... improves upon the original 'The Hunger Games' in almost every way.

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Kera Y

Sep 5, 2026

Hunger games is the most amazing series and so relevant.

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Adrian

Sep 5, 2026

The best Hunger Games movie

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Ozzy

Sep 5, 2026

10s All across the board!!

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Juan

Mar 14, 2025

movie was amazing!!!! quality theater was okay

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Maria R

Feb 12, 2024

Great movie, I loved everything about it

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Alyssa P

@MissaLyssa 6 hrs ago

Not as good as the first film, i would consider the cinematography to be a downgrade and the new additions to the cast just arent quite as well acted as the others, and it adds some scenes not in the book that i feel were unneeded in exchange for leaving out scenes from the book that i feel wouldve been good to leave in. Still, it's a good movie and these complaints are relatively minor. Definitely worth a watch if you liked the first film.

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Peeta Mellark

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Woody Harrelson

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Synopsis

After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) discover that they must do a quick turnaround and begin a Victors Tour. As she and Peeta travel throughout the districts, Katniss senses a rebellion is stirring. However, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) proves that he is still very much in control when word comes of a cruel change in the rules for the upcoming 75th Hunger Games.

Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson
Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Color Force
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq of Violence/Action|A Suggestive Situation|Language|Some Frightening Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2013, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Runtime: 2h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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