Movies Like The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

If you liked The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), a science fiction and action movie directed by Francis Lawrence, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also action and science fiction
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the…
2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly…
3
The Hunger Games (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and action
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of…
4
Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
5
The Darkest Minds (2018)
★ 7/10Also action
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the…
6
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and action
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the…
7
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of…
8
The Postman (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also action
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a…
9
The Giver (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
10
The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also action and science fiction
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
11
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also action and science fiction
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul…
12
Allegiant (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and action
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
13
Mortal Engines (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom…
14
Dune (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As…
15
Divergent (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find…
16
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also action
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led…
17
Ender's Game (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and action
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
18
Ready Player One (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also action and science fiction
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
19
The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fiction
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
20
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also action and science fiction
When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.