In what was once North America, the Capital of Panem maintains its 12 districts by forcing them to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch the youth fight to the death. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen relies only on her hunting skills and good instincts in an arena where she must survive against humanity.

Roger O. Thornhill, an advertising executive from New York City, is hunted by spy Phillip Vandamm after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Stalked by Vandamm's associates, the fugitive Thornhill ends up on a journey across the country, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall along the way. Vandamm's men approach Thornhill and cause many action sequences.