SummaryYears before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Z... Read More
Directed By:Francis Lawrence
Written By:Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Mixed or Average
54
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
49% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
36% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
15% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Nov 17, 2023
90
It’s a sharp, exciting movie — one that finally gives YA dystopias the ending that the genre trend deserves.
Nov 20, 2023
75
If someone was going to make a Hunger Games prequel, this is about the best one might hope for.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.7
49% Positive
189 Ratings
189 Ratings
26% Mixed
101 Ratings
101 Ratings
25% Negative
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
Jan 6, 2026
10
Definitely the best Hunger Games movie since Catching Fire. The cast is incredible and really is what carries this film. It is emotionally impactful as well as entertaining. Tom Blyth shines
Jul 30, 2024
10
I think this is a great movie. It shows perfectly how Snow's personality changes and it has the usual great Hunger games style. It's obviously not a happy film, but I really enjoyed it and I tend to think about it. It might be a bit too long, but I feel like that post-fight part was necessary for the full picture. The 80's style is also interesting to see, though I'm not sure it truly fits. I was first skeptical about the whole idea, thinking that there was no need for a prequel, but I'm so glad I watched it. It's as much of a Hunger games film as a mental journey. I absolutely loved it and recommend it for every Hunger games fan.
Nov 16, 2023
70
Songbirds is the rare intelligent, useful prequel; its origin story (or, really, stories) actually do better elucidate what we’ve already seen.
Dec 20, 2023
60
While Blyth's portrayal of a well-despised character can't go unnoticed and Zegler brings brightness to a bleak world, the issue is there isn't enough time to develop their relationship and make sense of Snow's turn from normal to bloodthirsty.
Nov 16, 2023
50
"Songbirds and Snakes” takes its job SUPERseriously, with more solemnity than imaginative excitement.
Nov 9, 2023
40
Jason Schwartzman, as “weatherman and amateur magician” Lucretius Flickerman, lands some surprisingly good one-liners. Their performances hint at the true narcissism of Panem – something you’ll struggle to find in any of the limp, neutered romantics of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Nov 9, 2023
20
This movie finally ties itself into various knots to prefigure the later world of Katniss, but the time to end the Games came long ago.
Jan 29, 2024
10
This is a good movie we need to have a hunger games marathon we can watch the prequel the hunger games the Ballad Of birds and snakes first and then watched the hunger games catching fire and Mockingjay part one and two this shows how snow became obsessed with power And with the games ! I was like oh my God When they said Katniss and I don't know what happened to Lucy Gray ?
May 4, 2025
6
Overall it was ok but if you watch just this and not together with knowing rest of Hunger games story then the ending does not make much sense and seems weird
Jun 20, 2026
3
Too much singing too much singing! That woman’s voice is annoying! Every time the movie got interesting. She’d break out a song and I just wanna jab ice pic in my ear.
Jan 21, 2025
3
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Production Company:
- Lionsgate
- Color Force
- Studio Babelsberg
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Release Date:Nov 17, 2023
Duration:2 h 37 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:You're invited to return to the games.
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Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 5 Nominations
VHS Awards
• 4 Nominations
