20 Times a movie was saved by a female lead

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20. Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)

Jennifer Lawrence (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
Jennifer Lawrence (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)

Jennifer Lawrence turned The Hunger Games into more than just another YA adaptation. She brought depth and strength to Katniss Everdeen, making her more than a standard action hero. Lawrence made Katniss’s fear and determination feel authentic, giving the audience someone to root for. She carried the emotional weight of the story while grounding its dystopian world in reality. Her performance helped launch a franchise that became a cultural phenomenon and defined a generation.

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Edited by Sugnik Mondal
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