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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
684K
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Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
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Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.

  • Director
    • Francis Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Simon Beaufoy
    • Michael Arndt
    • Suzanne Collins
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lawrence
    • Josh Hutcherson
    • Liam Hemsworth
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    684K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    653
    135
    • Director
      • Francis Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Simon Beaufoy
      • Michael Arndt
      • Suzanne Collins
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Josh Hutcherson
      • Liam Hemsworth
    • 781User reviews
    • 523Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 68 nominations

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    Afemo Omilami, Josh Hutcherson, and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
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    Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    • Katniss Everdeen
    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Peeta Mellark
    Liam Hemsworth
    Liam Hemsworth
    • Gale Hawthorne
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Plutarch Heavensbee
    Jack Quaid
    Jack Quaid
    • Marvel
    Taylor St. Clair
    Taylor St. Clair
    • Ripper
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Greasy Sae
    • (as Sandra Lafferty)
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Haymitch Abernathy
    Paula Malcomson
    Paula Malcomson
    • Katniss' Mother
    Willow Shields
    Willow Shields
    • Primrose Everdeen
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • President Snow
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Effie Trinket
    Bruce Bundy
    Bruce Bundy
    • Octavia
    Nelson Ascencio
    Nelson Ascencio
    • Flavius
    Lenny Kravitz
    Lenny Kravitz
    • Cinna
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Caesar Flickerman
    Afemo Omilami
    Afemo Omilami
    • District 11 Mayor
    Kimberley Drummond
    Kimberley Drummond
    • Rue's Aunt
    • Director
      • Francis Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Simon Beaufoy
      • Michael Arndt
      • Suzanne Collins
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The book describes the previous two Quarter Quells. For the first, District members had to vote on who would be selected as the tributes. The second had twice as many tributes, two boys and two girls from each district. The book also reveals that Haymitch won the second Quarter Quell.
    • Goofs
      (at around 2h 5 mins) When Katniss pulls a wire from the lightning-struck tree down toward the beach, the wire gets stuck further up the hill. That shouldn't affect her ability to keep moving because she is holding the coil.
    • Quotes

      Peeta Mellark: Katniss, I don't... I don't know kind of deals you made with Haymitch, but he made me promises too.

      [Pulls off the necklace from around his neck]

      Peeta Mellark: If you die, and I live, I'd have nothing. Nobody else that I care about.

      Katniss Everdeen: Peeta.

      Peeta Mellark: It's different for you. Your family needs you.

      [Opens locket to reveal three pictures - Gale, Prim, and her Mother]

      Peeta Mellark: You have to live. For them.

      Katniss Everdeen: What about you?

      Peeta Mellark: Nobody needs me.

      Katniss Everdeen: I do. I need you.

    • Crazy credits
      The ending of the film has the Catching Fire logo shift into the Mockingjay one to tease the future of the films.
    • Alternate versions
      Blu-ray Disc versions of the film feature the IMAX scenes in a taller aspect ratio, thus staying more true to the original theatrical exhibition, similar to what was done with the Blu-ray releases for the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.27 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Atlas
      Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin

      Performed by Coldplay

      Strings by Davide Rossi (uncredited)

      Coldplay appears courtesy of Parlophone Records Ltd.

    User reviews781

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    8/10
    Eight out of ten stars!
    I must say, I was worried about this one. Catching Fire is my favorite book of the trilogy, but cinematically it makes absolutely no sense. The Hunger Games reads like a screenplay--Catching Fire is a meandery epic full of worldbuilding and exposition for a war that won't even begin until Mockingjay. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that this installment of the hit franchise, directed by industry rookie Francis Lawrence, was maybe even more engaging than its predecessor.

    Visually, it is a feat. The attention to detail is remarkable. Lawrence, along with screenwriters Michael Hardt and Suzanne Collins herself, manages to weave in all of the necessary set up to the upcoming war against The Capitol without it feeling tedious or heavy-handed. The new additions to the cast, most notably Philip Seymor Hoffman's Plutarch Heavensbee and Sam Claflin's Finnick O'Dair, are excellent, and the dialogue is much less wooden than, forgive me, the dialogue in the books sometimes is. Moreover, it is impressive that even with so many new people and so many moving parts, the central thread of Rebellion shines through.

    Of course, with so much plot, so much to set up, one can hardly blame Catching Fire for falling short in the emotional department--as is, it clocks in at 2 hours and 26 minutes--but I did find myself wanting some steamier Peeta/Katniss action. I was disappointed by Lawrence's apparent disregard for the relationship between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence, no relation) and Peeta (the incomparable Josh Hutcherson). To me, Catching Fire is about Peeta. It's the Peeta show.

    Here's the thing: Katniss is supposed to be conflicted, not indifferent about Peeta. In the paper version, the reader, and by extension Katniss herself, feels truly torn between Gale and Peeta. She can't help but slowly fall in love with Peeta, who is so charming and funny and relentlessly Good. In this iteration, Katniss and Peeta have little to no chemistry, and Peeta only speaks when it is necessary to move the plot forward. Gale, on the other hand, is 6'4 and literally a Hemsworth. That he is a Hemsworth is no one's fault, I guess, but maybe Peeta should have been allowed to say some of the cute stuff he says in the books.

    The "adults" in the cast--Woody Harrelson's Haymitch and Donald Sutherland's President Snow have much meatier roles than they do in the books. To their credit, they are fantastic. But I can't help but wonder how much more potent this movie could have been if Lawrence had trusted his young stars a bit more with the emotional heavy lifting.

    Though it fell a bit short of exceptional, Catching Fire is by no means a Sophomore Slump, and I look forward to watching Mockingjay Part 1 on the big screen when it comes out!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Catching Fire
    • Filming locations
      • Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Color Force
      • Lionsgate
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $130,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $424,668,047
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $158,074,286
      • Nov 24, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $865,011,746
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1(original ratio)

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