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The Hunger GamesThe movie is set in the future in North America. It is about twenty-four teenagers fighting each other in the "Hunger Games". They fight until there is only one person left alive. It shows survival of the fittest in extreme conditions. The games are broadcast live on television in the whole country of Panem.

The Hunger Games is in the action adventure genre/ dystopia. Teens/ young adults would be interested in this film because they would relate to the film as the protagonists are teens

The film is a PG-12 for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images - all involving teens

The hunger games budget is 78 million USD

Gary Ross was the director of The Hunger Games. Gary Ross is an American writer, director and actor born November 3rd, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. His father was screenwriter Arthur A. Ross (1920 - 2008). After writing for television series Deadly Nightmares (1983) in 1986, Ross broke through by penning the Tom Hanks hit Big (1988), his first screenplay to be made into a feature film. Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nods for Sea biscuit (2003), which received a total of seven Academy Awards nominations but no wins.

Cast:Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Jennifer Lawrence (born August 15, 1990, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American movie and television actress Jennifer Lawrence is a big actress implying that she has been starred in lots of movies. Some of these movies include: Silver Linings Playbook; Serena; American Hustle; Joy and Winters bone

Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mallark Joshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American movie and television actor. He began acting early in 2000. He performed in several minor movie and television roles. As well as being in the hunger games series, he was in: Bridge to Terabithia; RV; the kids are all right and Firehouse Dog.

Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne Liam scored his first audition at age 16 and appeared on the Australian TV series Home and Away (1988) and McLeod's Daughters (2001) before taking on a recurring character role on the soap opera Neighbours (1985), in which his brother Luke had also appeared. Roles on TV shows The Elephant Princess (2008) and Satisfaction (2007) followed before Liam moved to the United States to pursue a big-screen career.

Lionsgate is the company that produced the hunger games. Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (Lionsgate) was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra and Avi Federgreen with a $16 million investment including another $40 million from other investors which included Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson.

Technology in Panem is very advanced and utilizes such things as force fields, holograms, solar batteries and magnetic levitation. The Capitol is a technologically advanced metropolis, utilizing science to make life easier for its plutocratic citizens, whereas the districts, most notably the outer ones, seem to have progressed little beyond 20th and 21st century technology. The research and production of new technology is the industry of District 3, making devices and gadgets like televisions and computers. Technology is also used in weaponry, notably by Beetee, a native of District 3. During his time as a tribute in a past Hunger Games, Beetee managed to make an electric trap that killed off the remaining tributes from the Games, giving him his victory.

Lionsgate also distributed the film in the UK and US. Lionsgate was founded by Frank Giustra.

The UK release date was on the weekend of March 2325, 2012. The same date as the US.

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The Amazing Spiderman The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and sharing the title of the character's longest-running comic book of the same name.

The Amazing Spiderman is in the action adventure genre. The target audience would be mostly for all ages and genders

The age rating is PG

The budget for The Amazing Spiderman was $230 million

Marc Webb was the director for the amazing spiderman. Marc Webb was born on August 31, 1974. He is a director and producer, known for 500 Days of summer (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

The film starred Andrew Garfield (who played Peter Parker AKA Spider-Man) and Emma Stone (who played Gwen Stacy). They are both successful in their careers. The Amazing Spider-Man has been their biggest role's for them.

The production companies for this film are Marvel Studios, Marvel Entertainment and Relativity Media. The Amazing Spider-Man can be viewed in 2D and 3D. This film also used CGI for a flame effect.

The Film was distributed by Columbia Pictures who is owned Sony Corporation.

3rd July 2012 was the date The Amazing Spider-Man was released in the UK and US

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The Hunger GamesName: Katniss EverdeenAge:16Gender: FemaleWhen she was 16. Katniss volunteered to take her sister, Primrose Everdeen's place in the 74th hunger games after Primrose name was called at the reaping. Originally, she wasn't planning to go into the hunger games but when her sister was picked, she volunteered to save her in hopes that she could actually win. Katniss is the main provider for her family as her father died during a mine explosion when Katniss was 11

Name: Peeta MellarkAge:16Gender: MalePeeta is the baker's son from district 12. He is a very compassionate person and is good with words. He has been in love with Katniss most of his life but never confessed his feelings until he was reaped alongside her for the 74th Hunger Games. He and Katniss pretend a romance and manage to both become victors by tricking the Gamemakers.

Name: Gale HawthorneAge: 18Gender: MaleGale Hawthorne is Katniss' best friend and hunting partner. Like Katniss, he has dark hair and grey eyes. His father died in the same explosion that killed Katniss' father. The pair combined their talents, his at trapping and hers at archery, to become an effective team. Gale has three siblings: Rory, Vick and Posy. He is fiercely devoted to his family and to Katniss and a true rebel. He is in love with Katniss and forced to watch the 74th Hunger Games as she volunteers in the place of her sister and fakes a romance between Peeta Mellark in order to stay alive.

The Amazing Spider-ManName: Peter ParkerAge: 19Gender: MaleAfter Peter's parents' disappearance at the age four, he moved in with his Aunt Man and Uncle Ben. Although he was not popular, he thrived in most of his classes, particularly science. He had always been attracted to fellow student, Gwen Stacy, who was not only beautiful but the top of their high school class. Peter was bullied by one of his class mates called Flash Thompson. Flash tried to get Peter to take a picture to humiliate another kid that he was bullying but Peter refused. While trying to see if the bullied student was okay, Flash knocked him to the ground leading to a fight broken up by Gwen Stacy. Peter was bitten by a spider making him eventually form into spider-man. His new powers gave him outstanding strength and agility.

Name: Gwen StacyAge: 19Gender: FemaleGwen Stacy was the classmate and former girlfriend of Peter Parker and the daughter of chief police officer, George Stacy. Gwen was also a senior research officer at Oscorp Industries. Gwen Stacy stopped Flash Thompson from beating up Peter after he refused to take another picture of another boy getting bullied. As she went up to Flash, she mentioned how she was disappointed by his tutoring session with Gwen the week prior. Gwen and Peter then became romantically involved when she then invited Peter to a family dinner. After they went outside, Peter kissed Gwen wile revealing his secret identity as Spider-Man.

Name: Curtis Connors (AKA Lizard)Age: N/AGender: MaleDr. Connors soon came to be a scientist working at Oscorp Industries, and he met Richard Parker who was a fellow employee that wished to help Connors in his search for a cure. Though, the day that Richard and his wife Mary mysteriously went missing. Dr. Connors decided to totally shut down his work. Years later, while working with some interns at Oscorp Tower, Curt Connors encountered Peter Parker, who impressed him due to his knowledge beyond most teenagers. During this encounter, Connors did not find his name, but just thought of him to be another intern