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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes( 2023)

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Everyone hungers for something.

Overview

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Blyth

      Coriolanus Snow

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      Rachel Zegler

      Lucy Gray Baird

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      Peter Dinklage

      Dean Casca Highbottom

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      Viola Davis

      Dr. Volumnia Gaul

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      Josh Rivera

      Sejanus Plinth

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      Dexter Sol Ansell

      Young Coriolanus

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      Rosa Gotzler

      Young Tigris

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      Clemens Schick

      Respectable Man

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      Fionnula Flanagan

      Grandma’am

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      Hunter Schafer

      Tigris

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      Ashley Liao

      Clemensia Dovecote

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      Athena Strates

      Persephone Price

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      Joshua Kantara

      Gaius Breen

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      Amélie Hoeferle

      Vipsania Sickle

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      Kaitlyn Akinpelumi

      Domita Whimsiwick

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      Florian Burgkart

      Hilarius Heavensbee

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      Ayomide Adegun

      Pliny Harrington

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      Aaron Finn Schultz

      Apollo Ring

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      Max Raphael

      Festus Creed

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      Mekyas Mulugeta

      Urban Canville

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      Emma Frieda Brüggler

      Diana Ring

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      Yalany Marschner

      Dennis Fling

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      Serena Oexle

      Juno Phipps

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      Anni Baumann

      Iphigenia Moss

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      Flora Thiemann

      Livia Cardew

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      Zoë Renee

      Lysistrata Vickers

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      Seyna Sylla

      Io Jasper

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      Lilly Cooper

      Arachne Crane

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      Aamer Husain

      Felix Ravinstill

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      Aminata Lucia Yade Toscano

      Palmyra Monty

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      Daniela Grubert

      Mrs. Plinth

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      Michael Greco

      Strabo Plinth

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      Levi Strasser

      Florus Friend

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      Chieloka Jairus

      Androcles Anderson

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      Tim Torok

      Facet

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      Varvara Kanellakopoulou

      Velvereen

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      Jerome Lance

      Marcus

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      Mackenzie Lansing

      Coral

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      Cooper Dillon

      Mizzen

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      Hiroki Berrecloth

      Treech

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      Irene Böhm

      Lamina

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      Knox Gibson

      Bobbin

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      Sofia Sanchez

      Wovey

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      Luna Kuse

      Brandy

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      Kjell Brutscheidt

      Tanner

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      Dimitri Abold

      Reaper

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      Luna Steeples

      Dill

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      Nick Benson

      Jessup

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      Marc Aden Gray

      Mayor Lipp

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      Isobel Jesper Jones

      Mayfair Lipp

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      Dakota Shapiro

      Billy Taupe

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      Vaughan Reilly

      Maude Ivory

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      Honor Gillies

      Barb Azure

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      Eike Onyambu

      Tam Amber

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      Cameron MacConomy

      Capitol Camera Operator

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      Jason Schwartzman

      Lucky Flickerman

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      Ghaith Saleh

      Boy at Zoo

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      Riley Chung

      Girl at Zoo

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      Denise Hansen

      The Clerk

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      Scott Folan

      Beanpole

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      Burn Gorman

      Commander Hoff

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      Raphael Zari

      Arlo Chance

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      Mona Vojacek Koper

      Lil

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      Carl Spencer

      Smiley

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      Konstantin Taffet

      Clerk Carmine

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      George Somner

      Spruce

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      Steven McMichael

      District 12 Peacekeeper

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      Jonas Martens

      Chant Leader (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 6Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Nov 23 2023
    I couldn't help wondering if Francis Lawrence had just asked for that "Tom fella..." "You know..." The casting director didn't realise he meant that "Tom fella" from "Harry Potter" and got Tom Blyth instead. There's an uncanny resemblance with the blonde floppy hair and the rather linear facial expressions. Indeed, despite a promising (if frustrating) shower scene at the top of the film, Blyth ("Coryo") is really what drags this otherwise quite decent action adventure film down. Rachel Zegler, on the other hand, is full of enthusiasm as her "Lucy Gray" character is selected to fight for Distric...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    100000000.00

    Revenue

    337371917.00

    Keywords

    • daughter
    • based on novel or book
    • arena
    • fight
    • mentor
    • dystopia
    • riot
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    • prequel
    • survival
    • murder
    • snow
    • creature
    • battle
    • fight to the death
    • young adult
    • reflective
    • origin story
    • based on young adult novel
    • provocative
    • death game
    • teenager
    • critical
    • tense
    • admiring
    • assertive
    • tragic