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.
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- 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!
- 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.
- 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!
- ProbablyAHacherNovember 5, 2025As a standalone movie, it's good. Great VFX, a compelling story, and the absurdity of children being forced to do the military's job define this movie. However, it does skip a significant amount from the book, including a lot of political/philosophical themes with Locke and Eratosthenes.
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Ender's Game was released on October 24, 2013.
Ender's Game was directed by Gavin Hood.
Ender's Game has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Ender's Game was produced by Lynn Hendee, Gigi Pritzker, Linda McDonough, Roberto Orci, Ed Ulbrich, Orson Scott Card, Robert Chartoff, Alex Kurtzman.
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.
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 Science Fiction, Action, Adventure film.
Ender's Game has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Ender's Game had a budget of $110M.
Ender's Game has made $125.5M at the box office.