The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Fire burns brighter in the darkness.
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 19 November 2014 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller |
| Director | Francis Lawrence |
| Starring | Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth |
| Runtime | 123 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 70% · Metacritic 64/100 · TMDB users 6.8/10 |
| Budget | $125 million |
| Box office | $755 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Francis Lawrence directs this 123-minute entry in the franchise, shifting the tone from arena spectacle to war movie. The hook is not the games, but the machinery of revolution. Katniss, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is no longer just a survivor; she is a manufactured symbol. The film spends its runtime on the grueling work of propaganda, fragile alliances, and the slow grind toward full-scale conflict. It is less about who wins the battle and more about the cost of fighting it. If you want to see what happens when a rebellion gets real, this is the entry point.
What the critics said
Critics mostly liked it, though they argued about how they liked it. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% approval rating based on 302 reviews, with an average score of 6.3/10 as of February 2025. Metacritic sits at 64 out of 100 from 46 critics, a number that suggests approval without quite reaching rapturous praise. The praise centered on Jennifer Lawrence’s performance and the film’s political subtext. Cath Clarke of Time Out called the politics "tensely gripping." Not everyone was so charmed. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter found the result "disappointingly bland and unnecessarily protracted," a verdict that stings a bit more when the film is about revolution.
How it did with audiences
The movie cost $125 million to make and brought in $337 million in the United States. It added another $418 million from other countries, landing at $755 million worldwide. That total puts it at the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2014. Deadline Hollywood calculated a $211.61 million profit after all expenses. Audiences on TMDB rate it 6.8.
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