Why is the Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 Rated PG-13?

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action, and for some thematic material. Violence: Frequent portrayals of violent conflicts throughout, most of which are non-graphic, with only a little blood, bruises and injuries shown.
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Why is Hunger Games 2 Rated PG-13?

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation and language.
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Are any of The Hunger Games Rated R?

Summary. The original cuts of all The Hunger Games movies directed by Francis Lawrence received an R rating due to the violent subject matter and numerous brutal deaths in the series. The movies had to be toned down to earn a PG-13 rating to reach their target audience of young adults and become a cultural phenomenon.
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Should I let my 12 year old watch Hunger Games?

The Hunger Games is rated PG-13 by the MPAA intense violent thematic material and disturbing images -- all involving teens. Violence: The premise of this film revolves around a competition where two-dozen adolescents are forced to fight to the death until only one survives.
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Is The Hunger Games movie ok for 7 year old?

The Hunger Games is an action adventure based upon a series of teenage fiction books by bestselling author Susanne Collins. The film is emotionally intense, violent and thought provoking and more suited to older adolescents and adults.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Movie Review

What is the goriest part of the Hunger Games?

The Cornucopia Bloodbath scene at the start of the hunger games is very intense and quite disturbing. We see children brutally murdered by other kids, although the camera is shaky, making the gore hard to focus on. We see spearing and stabbings and blood splashing out as well as a brief leg amputation.
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Why isn t Hunger Games rated R?

In the case of the new "Hunger Games" movie, most of the violence takes place bloodlessly and just before a cut or during a quick take. These are common strategies that have kept movies like "The Lord of the Rings" and the more recent James Bond movies from earning an R, which would ultimately cut into ticket sales.
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Is there swearing in The Hunger Games?

This being said, while the violence is somewhat bloody, it is not gory, it is not prolonged or tortuous, and not all that graphic. Drinking/drugs/smoking:2/5, One character, who is haunted by his violent past is addicted to alcohol, but there is nothing else. Swearing:1/5, A few uses of hell and damn.
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Why is The Hunger Games rated M?

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The film contains segments of intense violence involving Hunger Game contestants viciously slaughtering each other with a variety of weapons including hunting knives, swords, spears and arrows as well as being physically bashed to death.
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Why is Hunger Games 1 Rated PG-13?

the sometimes dark and possibly disturbing tone of the film. scenes of threat and violence, some involving sympathetic characters. sight of injuries and blood. the use of weapons, particularly knives, by children, and possible imitable behaviour.
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Why was Katniss rated 11?

Clove - 10, presumed for her knife throwing skills. Thresh - 10 (book), 9 (film), presumed for his physical strength. Peeta Mellark - 8, for physical strength. Katniss Everdeen - 11, for her skill with a bow and arrow and her fierce temper.
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How old was Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games?

Many actresses auditioned for the role of Katniss before Lawrence, fresh off of her first Oscar nomination for Winter's Bone, was chosen. When she landed the coveted part, she was 20 years old.
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Is The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 inappropriate?

With the violence and dark tone this is suitable for sixteen and above. By this point if you are watching this series you like it already.
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Who does Katniss end up with?

Katniss ultimately chose Peeta because he understood her trauma and she didn't want to lose him, proving her love for him. The debate between Peeta and Gale continues among fans.
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Is Mockingjay Part 2 Rated R?

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action, and for some thematic material. Violence: Frequent portrayals of violent conflicts throughout, most of which are non-graphic, with only a little blood, bruises and injuries shown.
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How old is Katniss in the first Hunger Games?

She is thin and not very tall, but is strong for her size from hunting to feed her family in the woods outside of District 12. Katniss is sixteen years old during the 74th Hunger Games, and seventeen years old during the Quarter Quell and the Rebellion.
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What age is squid game for?

Not surprisingly, Squid Game is rated TV-MA, meaning for mature audiences only.
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Is Mockingjay rated R?

Rating: PG-13, for intense sequences of violence and action, and for some thematic material.
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Is Hunger Games 2 inappropriate?

Parents need to know that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the second installment in the Hunger Games trilogy. Although the book series is extremely popular with tweens and even younger elementary-school readers, the movie may be too dark and violent for even mature tween readers.
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Why is Hunger Games banned in us?

The Hunger Games books have been banned in numerous US areas

According to said American Library Association, the books have been banned or challenged “due to insensitivity, offensive language, violence, anti-family, anti-ethic, and occult/satanic” along with the 2014 addition of “inserted religious views.”
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How violent are the Hunger Games books?

The level of violence earns this young-adult book its moderate rating: some of it is fairly disturbing. The scenes are sometimes a bit gory and a bit detailed, but not over-the-top. It is just the fact that these young people are forced by their government to fight each other to the death that is the most disturbing.
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How did Haymitch win The Hunger Games?

While never explained in the films, Haymitch Abernathy won the 50th Hunger Games by outsmarting the Capitol, and he paid a significant price for it.
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What age rating is Maze Runner?

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The Maze Runner deserves its M rating. It is very suspenseful and includes some intensely violent and disturbing scenes, including the violent deaths of teenagers. Therefore we do not recommend it for children under 15 years.
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Why is it called The Hunger Games?

It's called the Hunger Games because during the rebellion, the rebels held the food-producing districts to starve the Capitol, resulting in people in the Capitol resorting to cannibalism to survive.
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