Battle Royale
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto
In a dystopian future, a group of students from a Japanese high school are forced by the government to compete in a battle, killing one another until only one is left standing.
Why you'll love it
Although not part of the Hunger Games series, this film shares similar themes of survival in a dystopian game controlled by an authoritarian government.
The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
Why you'll love it
It's the first film in the series, setting the stage for the dystopian world of Panem and the struggle for survival in the games.