The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Seen it?2026 | 158 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Enjoyable, if not extraordinary.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 38 min.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 2.2 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Lawrence
- Joseph ZadaHaymitch Abernathy
- Ralph FiennesPresident Coriolanus Snow
- Jesse PlemonsPlutarch Heavensbee
- Whitney PeakLenore Dove Baird
- Elle FanningEffie Trinket
- Mckenna GraceMaysilee Donner / Merrilee Donner
- Maya HawkeWiress
- Kelvin Harrison Jr.Beetee Latier
- Lili TaylorMags Flanagan
- Glenn CloseDrusilla Sickle