Ender's Game
Directed by Gavin Hood6.663%65%6.6
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
Ender's Game Ratings & Reviews
- Hunter GalynFebruary 13, 2025Enders Game is one of those Books that cool people are always telling you to read and now it's one of those movies too. Super glad they waited for the technology and graphics to be here to make it into a film. This movie is freaking awesome! Even if you know the twist already because those 'cool people's can't keep a secret!
- katrinavargas13615h agoI've read this book, and "Valentine" - the next book, I liked this flick, though, I still liked the book better
- darthtoonSeptember 2, 2025Not as good as the Novel, but decent
- flavo43December 11, 2025Ender’s Game (2013) adapts one of science fiction’s most challenging coming‑of‑age stories, though much of the book’s darker edge is softened for the screen. The original novel explores extreme themes—manipulation, isolation, and the moral weight of using a child as a weapon—and the film touches on these ideas but rarely embraces their full intensity. The central concept of grooming Ender to commit an act of genocide remains controversial and compelling, yet the adaptation feels hesitant to confront its implications. Key moments from the book, including Ender’s lethal encounters with other children, are glossed over, reducing the psychological complexity that defines his character. While the visuals are strong and the cast, led by Asa Butterfield, delivers solid performances, the film ultimately feels streamlined for a broader audience. Ender’s Game is engaging, but it loses some of the unsettling seriousness that made the novel unforgettable.
- JohannNovember 2, 2025First rewatch since release. Loved watching with kids and it’s been long enough since I read the book that it hit all the right nostalgic notes.
- Neon GhloesNovember 24, 20256.8/17.3 stars Not very good compared to the book. I just can't get over how OFTEN the movie wants us to absolutely know that Ender NEEDS to have sexual intercourse with his sister. That desire is not at all felt while reading.. But that's all we get whilst wartching this audio/visual book on disc. Unusual choice for a story twist to this novel series... The lusting desires of a pre-teen towards his sister... Hmm?! Hopefully the sequels will better follow the story of the books!
- David VaughnNovember 8, 2025Liked very much, am a fan of the book and sequels
- ProbablyAHacherNovember 5, 2025As a standalone movie, it's good. Great VFX, a compelling story, and the absurdity of children being forced to do jobs that adults do (the military) define this movie. However, it does skip a significant amount from the book, including a lot of political/philosophical themes with Locke and Eratosthenes.
- Spaceman JoeJune 4, 2025About as perfect of an adaptation of that book as you can get
- ChrisDecember 29, 2024“Knocking him down won the first fight. I wanted to win all the ones, too. So they’d leave me alone.” - Ender Wiggin Just a fun Sci-fi. 🛰🛸🕹
- CoougeNovember 2, 2025Fun and interesting movie. 🍿
- kev_oOctober 6, 2025Not terrible, probs never watch again tho
- Richard FosterSeptember 29, 2025Excellent adaptation of book..
- bogometerSeptember 10, 2025I don’t care what you think about Orson Scott Card, the Ender books are great Sci-Fi and so is this film: an excellent study of the morality of survival vs xenocide set in a Space Opera with excellent sets and CGI.
- giovanni rAugust 2, 2025nice movie, sadly fkd up during the last 10 minutes. the conclusion of the story would barely fit in a series of comics in the first volume. harrison ford was already too mature for the role.
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Ender's Game Trivia
Ender's Game was released on October 24, 2013.
Ender's Game was directed by Gavin Hood.
Ender's Game has a runtime of 1 hr 53 min.
Ender's Game was produced by Alex Kurtzman, Ed Ulbrich, Roberto Orci, Orson Scott Card, Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Linda McDonough, Gigi Pritzker.
The key characters in Ender's Game are Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), Petra Arkanian (Hailee Steinfeld), Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford).
Ender's Game is rated PG-13.
Ender's Game is a Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure film.
Ender's Game has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.