The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Movie, 2015, The Rebellion, Set in The Capitol
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is #4 of 5 in release order and #5 of 5 in chronological order in the The Hunger Games.
The story
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 traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 recap
Peeta is slowly being treated for his conditioning while the rebels take the Nut in District 2, where Katniss is shot and survives because of her armour. She slips onto a supply ship to the Capitol and joins a propaganda squad led by Boggs, filming behind the front lines. Coin sends Peeta to join them, though he still has violent episodes. The streets are full of booby traps, or pods, built by the Gamemakers; Boggs is killed and leaves Katniss a holographic map. The squad moves through the sewers, where lizard-like mutts kill Finnick and others. Katniss heads for Snow's mansion to kill him, where Capitol children have been gathered as human shields. A hovercraft with Capitol markings drops parachutes that explode among the children, and when rebel medics rush in, a second blast kills them, including Prim.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 ending explained
Snow tells Katniss that Coin ordered the bombing to end the war, and Katniss believes him. At Snow's public execution, she shoots Coin instead, and Snow dies as the crowd surges over him. Katniss is sent home to District 12, and Commander Paylor becomes president. Peeta returns and plants primroses, and they slowly heal together. Years later, they are married with two children, and Katniss tells her baby how she copes with her nightmares.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, and Fandango at Home Free in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, before The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
- Chronological order: after The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, the last.
What to watch before The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
In release order, the essentials before The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) are The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).
Cast
- Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
- Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
- Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
- Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
- Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
- Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
- Jeffrey Wright as Beetee Latier
- Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
- Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow
- Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
- Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
Directed by Francis Lawrence.