21 movies similar to The Hunger Games (2012)

Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet

In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.

5 The Tournament (2009) ★ 6.1

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Ving Rhames, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu

Action, Thriller

A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.

6 Divergent (2014) ★ 6.6

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Action, Mystery, Adventure

In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

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7 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) ★ 7.4

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Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn

Dylan O Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario

An army of genetically modified apes faces a new challenge: they are forced to engage in a deadly battle with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel. After unimaginable losses among his warriors, ape leader Caesar begins a personal struggle against his dark instincts and intends to avenge his entire species. In the end, he and the colonel will have to face each other in an epic battle that will decide who will now rule the Earth--humans or apes.

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8 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) ★ 6.3

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto

In the epic finale to The Maze Runner Saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends from WCKD control, they must break into the legendary last city - a maze that may turn out to be more lethal than any before it. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers for questions about themselves since first arriving in this wicked world with no memory at all... Will Thomas and crew make it? Or will Ava Paige continue her reign as Queen behind bars?

9 Battle Royale (2000) ★ 7.6

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In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

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10 The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) ★ 6.2

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In the wake of a failed rebellion, Tris and Four are on the run from Jeanine Matthews who is determined to stop them. The two will race against time as they try to figure out what Abnegation sacrificed their lives for but when they do it may be too late because if she can't find answers soon then those that she loves will die while being hunted by Erudite leaders with no intention of stopping until either mission is completed.

11 The New Mutants (2020) ★ 5.3

Action, Horror, Mystery

After a mysterious tornado strikes her reservation and her father dies, Danielle Moonstar wakes up tied up in a hospital bed. Dr. Reyes informs her that she is the only survivor and is now in an institution with four teenagers, where they are being studied and taught to control their superpowers. Soon Dany discovers that it is impossible to leave the force-field fenced area, and the boys begin to be haunted by seemingly very real nightmares.

12 Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) ★ 7.7

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana

Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich

Back on Earth, the crew of the USS Enterprise discovers that the operations and principles of their organization have been undermined from within. The fleet is shackled by inexplicable terror and inactive as the world sinks deeper and deeper into the abyss.

13 Bird Box (2018) ★ 6.6

Horror, Sci-Fi

Five years ago, the world plunged into chaos: after seeing something, people commit suicide. A woman with two five-year-old children, having heard on the radio of a safe place, sets out to find the surviving community and brings with her the parrots in a box. To keep alive in this new world, the most important thing is not to look around and listen to how the birds react to approaching danger.

14 I Am Number Four (2011) ★ 6.1

Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron

Is Edge of Tomorrow (2014) similar to The Hunger Games (2012) film?

An ordinary teenager, John Smith is in fact one of the last surviving inhabitants of a distant planet. John is forced to hide from terrible enemies sent to destroy him. He has to change names, constantly moving from place to place with his guardian Henry. In different towns and in different schools, John has always been a newcomer with no past, but one day he found a place he could call home: in a small town in Ohio, John met his love. Now it is up to him to discover his unique abilities, to fight the ancient and terrible enemies of his people, and to realize his amazing destiny.

15 Edge of Tomorrow (2014) ★ 7.9

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

Is The Purge: Anarchy (2014) similar to The Hunger Games (2012) film?

In the not-too-distant future, a race of aliens invades Earth. No army in the world can resist them. Major William Cage dies in combat, but the impossible happens - he finds himself in a time loop. Time after time he finds himself in the same battle, fighting and dying... over and over again. And each repeated battle brings him closer to figuring out how to defeat the enemy.

16 The Purge: Anarchy (2014) ★ 6.4

Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford

Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Welcome to the perfect world of the future, a world without crime or war. And only once a year, the luxurious tranquility of life is replaced by anarchy. That night, everything is allowed: in the darkness of the streets, some seek revenge, others seek entertainment, and the rest are trying to live until dawn...

17 Repo Men (2010) ★ 6.3

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Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga

Is The Island (2005) similar to The Hunger Games (2012) film?

Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.

18 The Island (2005) ★ 6.8

Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou

Is In Time (2011) similar to The Hunger Games (2012) film?

Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly utopian but guarded mid-21st century settlement. Like all the inhabitants of this carefully controlled space, Lincoln hopes to be among those sent to "The Island," supposedly the last uncontaminated place on the planet. But very soon Lincoln discovers that absolutely everything about his existence is a lie.

19 In Time (2011) ★ 6.7

Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy

Is Pitch Perfect (2012) similar to The Hunger Games (2012) film?

In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.

20 Pitch Perfect (2012) ★ 7.1

Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson

Comedy, Music, Romance

The story of a student who suddenly discovered her passion for singing a cappella, that is, without musical accompaniment.

21 The Darkest Minds (2018) ★ 5.7

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Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford