Ender's Game

2013
12A
1h 54m

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6.6/10

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Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)

With an alien invasion imminent, Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Fleet are depending on Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) to save mankind.

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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 ... Read allYoung 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.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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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

259K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,829

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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"Mazer Rackham's Run"

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Ender's Game: Nothing Left At All

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Ender's Game: You'll Be Remembered As A Hero

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Trivia
The U.S. Marine Corps has Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card on its recommended reading list for officers, saying that it offers "lessons in training methodology, leadership, and ethics as well."

Goofs
In Ender's first team, in several different sequences during the movie when the team is at attention, the blonde girl on the left side and the black girl on the right side appear and reappear within the same scene.

Quotes
Ender Wiggin: I've had a lot of fights, Val. I've won because I've always understood the way my enemy thinks. And when I truly understand them...
Valentine Wiggin: ... you also love them.

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits. The film's title doesn't appear until the start of the closing credits.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Harrison Ford/Benedict Cumberbatch/Jack Whitehall/James Blunt (2013)

Soundtracks
Peace Sword in B Minor (Open Your Heart)
Written by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Kliph Scurlock, and Derek Brown
Performed by The Flaming Lips
Produced by The Flaming Lips, Scott Booker, and Dave Fridmann
The Flaming Lips appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

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Featured review

8/10

Very enjoyable movie that doesn't do justice to the book

As a fan of the book, I really wasn't sure I wanted to see this movie. Great books hardly ever adapt into good films. But my friend wanted to see it, so I agreed to tag along on opening night.

I have to say, as a movie, it is genuinely enjoyable. The visuals are starkly entrancing without being distracting. The casting is pitch-perfect - Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield, in particular, do a great job. The ending is particularly well done (don't worry - it wasn't really spoiled by the trailer).

The problem is, it's really just a caricature of the book. The drama in Battle School moves too quickly, the characters of Peter and Valentine are almost completely absent, and even Ender's video game is sadly underdone. I'm not usually a fan of splitting books into multiple movies, but this is one where two films would have done it justice. Also, the kids are just too old - there's an ironic moment in the movie where two officers talk about how conscripting kids under 15 "used to be illegal", yet all the actors playing the kids look 15 or older!

Still, it's a fun ride, and if you hadn't read the book these flaws really wouldn't be apparent. Definitely see it in the theater if you can - the battle room scenes are best on a big screen.