The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Everyone hungers for something.
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 15 November 2023 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Action |
| Director | Francis Lawrence |
| Starring | Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler and Peter Dinklage |
| Runtime | 157 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.0/10 |
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Where to watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in 17 other countries
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| Australia | Netflix $20.99 AUD, ARD/ZDF |
| Bulgaria | Netflix €5.99 |
| Canada | Netflix $18.99 CAD |
| Czechia | Netflix 259 Kč |
| Estonia | Max |
| Fiji | Netflix about |
| Hungary | Netflix 3190 Ft |
| Japan | Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Latvia | Max |
| Lithuania | Max |
| New Zealand | Netflix $17.99 NZD |
| Portugal | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Romania | Netflix about 32.08 lei |
| Slovakia | Netflix €9.49 |
| South Korea | Tving ₩10900 |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK |
| Thailand | Netflix ฿169 |
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What kind of watch this is
Francis Lawrence directs a 157-minute prequel that asks what a tyrant looks like before he has the power to be one. Tom Blyth plays a young Coriolanus Snow, a man so desperate for a change in fortunes that he sees a District 12 tribute as his ticket out. Rachel Zegler is Lucy Gray Baird, and the film spends its runtime watching two people from opposite ends of a dying society realize they are using each other. It is not a warm story. It is a slow, cold look at how a friendship becomes a weapon. The tagline says everyone hungers for something, and here, the hunger is the point.
How it did with audiences
The studio did not release box office figures for this installment. That leaves the internet as the primary ledger. On TMDB, users give it a 7 out of 10. It is a solid number. Audiences seem to have watched, judged, and moved on. The ledger is quiet, but the verdict is in.
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