The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Welcome to the Second Quarter Quell.

Directed by Francis Lawrence

Produced by Lionsgate, Color Force

2026150 min0.0 / 10

A prequel to the Hunger Games franchise that returns to Panem's dystopian killing fields with a darker, more brutal iteration of the Games.

Return to the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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