All 4 of The Hunger Games movies, ranked from worst to best

All of The Hunger Games movies are currently streaming on Netflix, meaning you can now watch The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay parts 1 and 2 all in one place! Now is a great time to revisit the dystopian films since a prequel movie is being released later this year based on Suzanne Collins’s newest novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Whether you’re prepared to rewatch the entire film series from start to finish, or you’re only interested in watching one or two of the movies, you might be debating where to start. Since all of the films are streaming, now seemed like a great time to rank all four of The Hunger Games films from worst to best.

Which movie in the series is your favorite? Which one is your least favorite? Keep reading to see our official ranking below!

4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

To be fair to the Mockingjay movies, the odds were stacked against them from the start. Mockingjay is easily the most divisive novel in the trilogy. No matter how good or bad the films were, they would always polarize audiences because of the plot and character decisions. There are also a lot of conflicting opinions on how the story ends, so again, Mockingjay had an arduous task ahead of it.

On top of that, the first Mockingjay film had to follow up Catching Fire, which was easily the most beloved film of the franchise. It had big shoes to fill and a tough act to follow, as fans had high expectations. The other thing working against these movies is that they were split into two parts, following a trend at the time started by Harry Potter and continuing with this film, the Divergent movies (although the fourth movie was later canceled), and even Twilight.

Mockingjay – Part 1 isn’t a bad movie, in my opinion, but it didn’t need to be its own film. Splitting Mockingjay in half wasn’t a great move by the execs, though they did it hoping to get more money out of the franchise, and I’m sure they succeeded. The problem is that it relegates most of the exciting stuff and action to the second part, making the first part a little dull in comparison. Mockingjay – Part 1 spends most of its time setting up for the final movie instead of telling a story.

That said, it’s not all bad, especially if you’ve always been intrigued by the political machinations of the series. Actors like Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson get to do some of their best work in this movie, particularly Hutcherson. Plus, it was nice that we got to spend a little more time with Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) considering what book fans knew would happen later.

Grade: C