'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' Is the Longest Film in the Franchise
The feature beats 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' by exactly one minute.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has the biggest runtime of any film in the franchise. According to the The Irish Film Classification Office, the feature lasts for 2 hours and 38 minutes, beating The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which has a runtime of 2 hours and 37 minutes, by exactly one minute.
Check out the duration of all the film adaptations of The Hunger Games franchise:
The Hunger Games
- 2 hours and 22 minutes
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- 2 hours and 26 minutes
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1
- 2 hours and 3 minutes
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
- 2 hours and 17 minutes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- 2 hours and 37 minutes
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
- 2 hours and 38 minutes
Everything you need to know about The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Once again directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed every feature film in the saga except the first, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping adapts the book of the same name released early in 2025. It was also announced that Billy Ray wrote the screenplay.
The film’s cast includes some major names. Joseph Zada will play the lead, Haymitch Abernathy, who was portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the films starring Jennifer Lawrence. Elle Fanning will play Effie Trinket, McKenna Grace is Maysilee Donner, Maya Hawke will play Wiress, and Ben Wang plays Wyatt Callow. Among the older characters are Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Scot Greenan as Burdock Everdeen, Grace Ackary as Astric March, Melody Chikakane Brown as Meeney, and Jefferson White as Mr. McCoy.
The the official synopsis of the book reads: "As the day dawns on the 50th annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight ... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena".
Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on November 20, 2026.
