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Ender's Game

Movie2013·114 min

Ender's Game

Directed by Gavin Hood

Science Fiction Action Adventure

A science fiction action film directed by Gavin Hood.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 28%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

6K ratings

About Ender's Game

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Contemplative
Story Tags: fate destiny, sacrifice duty, coming of age, near future, action combat, outer space, high school campus, mentor student, military thriller, genius prodigy, reluctant hero, training arc, quest mission, aliens, dystopia

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Details

Director: Gavin Hood
Language: English

Cast

Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Harrison Ford

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How Ender's Game Ranks

All movies

Top 28%

2010s movies

Top 23%

Science Fiction movies

Top 32%

2010s Science Fiction movies

Top 31%

★Gavin Hood films#2 of 6

Top 23% 2010s movies.

Second-best Gavin Hood film, behind Official Secrets.

the vibe

Ender's Game Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkmoderatelayeredseriousepicheartfelt

tense

contemplative

What it's about

training arcquest missionfate destinysacrifice dutycoming of agegenius prodigyreluctant heromentor studentaction combatmilitary thrilleraliensdystopiaouter spacehigh schoolnear future

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

tensetense