The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1(2014)

Mockingjay Part 1 is a dramatic and riveting setup for the final chapter. A propaganda film. Great performances by a great cast. Lots of drama and action, but no arena in this one. 

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Jeffery Wright, With Phillip Seymour Hoffman And Julianne Moore

Director: Francis Lawrence

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: Following her rescue from the devastating Quarter Quell, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) awakes in the complex beneath the supposedly destroyed District 13. Her home, District 12, has been reduced to rubble, and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) is now the brainwashed captive of President Snow (Donald Sutherland). At the same time, Katniss also learns about a secret rebellion spreading throughout all of Panem -- a rebellion that will place her at the center of a plot to turn the tables on Snow.

Runtime: 2 Hours 3 Minutes

Rate: B+

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