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Movies that feel likeThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

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 resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.

If you loved The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, the closest films we have are War of the Worlds (2005), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and I Am Legend (2007). All three share The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1's cerebral and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is I Am Mother (2019).

🍅 70% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Francis Lawrencecerebralepictensebleak
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Hunger Games (2012) · The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) · The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

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War of the Worlds
2005 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 76%★ 6.6adventure · thriller · science fictionMaxApple TV+

Ordinary people running while institutions fail around them

The difference: A father's frantic escape — no politics, no cause to fight for

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

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Terminator: Dark Fate
2019 · dir. Tim Miller
🍅 70%★ 6.2science fiction · action · adventureParamount+

A woman hardened into a symbol of resistance she never wanted

The difference: Loud and kinetic — chases and metal instead of coiled dread

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.

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I Am Legend
2007 · dir. Francis Lawrence
🍅 68%★ 7.2drama · science fiction · thriller

Broadcasting into the dark, hoping someone is still listening

The difference: Crushingly alone — no allies, no rebellion, just one man

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

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I Am Mother
2019 · dir. Grant Sputore
🍅 89%★ 6.7science fiction · thrillerNetflix

A young woman deciding who to trust when every side claims her

The difference: A sealed-bunker chamber piece — no rebellion, three characters

A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

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🍅 64%★ 6.6science fiction · actionNetflix

Panem's machinery of control seen forming a generation earlier

The difference: Told from the Capitol side — no Katniss to rally behind

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

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Dune
2021 · dir. Denis Villeneuve
🍅 83%★ 8science fiction · adventureMax

A reluctant figurehead pushed toward a prophecy others need

The difference: Slower and vaster — courtly scheming, no scrappy insurgency

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 malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · dir. Wes Ball
🍅 47%★ 6.3science fiction · action · thriller

Young people organizing against an institution that farmed them

The difference: Chase-driven and physical — running, where the source is strategising

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

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The 5th Wave
2016 · dir. J Blakeson
🍅 16%★ 5.2science fiction · adventure · actionNetflix

A teenage girl carrying a resistance against overwhelming force

The difference: Franchise-starter mechanics — dour without the conviction

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

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Divergent
2014 · dir. Neil Burger
🍅 41%★ 6.6action · adventure · science fiction

Common ground: dystopia

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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 out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

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Finch
2021 · dir. Miguel Sapochnik
🍅 74%★ 6.9science fiction · drama · adventureApple TV+

The same preoccupation in both: life after the end

The difference: Goes its own way on the tension

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.

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The Book of Eli
2010 · dir. Allen Hughes
🍅 46%★ 6.8action · thriller · science fiction

A lone believer walking a wasteland the powerful want to own

The difference: Grizzled and violent — a faith parable instead of revolution

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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🍅 80%★ 6.8science fiction · adventure · actionPrime Video

A young hero waking up to how power rewrites the truth

The difference: Ape-world spectacle — the allegory sits at a further remove

Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

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