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Ender's Game

Ender's Game

2013
Sci-fi, Fantasy
1h 54m
70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion. (imdb)

Directed by:

Gavin Hood

Screenwriter:

Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card

Starring:

Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Aramis Knight, Asa Butterfield, Nonso Anozie, Hailee Steinfeld, Tony Mirrcandani, suraj partha, khylin rhambo, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Genres:

Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Ender's Game

2013
Sci-fi, Fantasy
1h 54m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 13 Jul 2017
82
50th
Not bad by any means, but a lot of the novel's emotional depth and provocative ideas have been needlessly lost, leaving us with just another YA adaptation that should have been much more.
Rated 13 Jul 2017
bunkenBunken
Rated 15 Nov 2013
40
24th
Could have been a great trilogy - instead it feels like Ender moves from earth and up the ranks to save the world in a week or so. Sad - since this could have been Harry Potter in space.
Rated 15 Nov 2013
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 12 May 2014
75
62nd
For 2/3rd of this film it is pretty much an uneventful and undemanding remake of StarShip Troopers minus Dina Meyer (Shame!) and any satire. Lots of unison shouts of "Sir, Yes Sir!" accompanied by heel clicking, Stereotypical 'bad guy' characters shouting, posturing and generally acting "boot camp" dumb. The books more cerebral ideas tend to lose out (as they do in many films) over "action" but the last 20 minutes was extremely well done, and made up for 90 minutes of fairly humdrum build up.
Rated 12 May 2014
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 11 Nov 2013
5
20th
They really dropped the ball with this one: the performances are frightfully unconvincing (though the direction and casting are mostly to blame here) and its video game-inspired visuals were anything but appealing. You can also tell they were aiming for some dramatic depth that only a 14 year-old in the midst of puberty would find remotely affecting.
Rated 11 Nov 2013
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 08 Nov 2013
75
65th
Quite good, but as with many book to film adaptations the pacing suffers, and so does the tone. Ender's Game gets dark too rarely and too briefly, and ethical themes that hit you in the first chapter of the book are touched upon only for a minute or two halfway through and towards the end of the film. A bit disappointing, but overall a very enjoyable bit of sci-fi. Feels like it should have been a half hour longer.
Rated 08 Nov 2013
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 03 Feb 2014
60
30th
The future chosen one savior is a prepubscent Hitler youth'ish looking white boy who is adept at video games. On the whole I found the film to be unrealistic because pre-teen gamers would be too busy calling each other "dirty nigger" over their space headsets to be able to work together to save the universe. Forget about understanding the end. All we know is that Chief Wiggins suddenly developes feelings for the space ants after they mind meld with him through his ipad..they is peoples too!
Rated 03 Feb 2014
td888td888
Rated 19 Jan 2014
20
9th
What is this? An adult movie for kids or a kids movie for adults? Either way, it sucks.
Rated 19 Jan 2014
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 06 Jun 2014
75
28th
This movie surprised me. I really didn't think this movie would be as good as it was. I mean it had action, emotion, and Harrison Ford. It's not a great movie, but it definitely wasn't bad.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
djrossdjross
Rated 03 Apr 2014
30
12th
Plays out the fantasy according to which it turns out that being addicted to videogames is really a form of "training" for something that really means something, that is, for war. The guilt-ridden hero, having perpetrated genocide, gets to have things both ways: he is promoted to admiral but is "left alone", and is thus able to "make amends" without having to really question or renounce his involvement in a genocidal power structure, a resolution that beggars belief for more than one reason.
Rated 03 Apr 2014
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 07 Nov 2013
80
70th
I'm glad at least one other reviewer (props to afrogsk8) made note of how rushed the movie felt. Given the source material of under 400 pages, I wouldn't have thought that the near two-hour run time would be insufficient to flesh out the plot. Despite the pacing problems, Butterfield's "Ender", along with pretty realistic performances from kids and adults alike, and the skillfully-displayed (if transparent) theme of war morality pushes this Sci-Fi feature to a high score. Definite recommend.
Rated 07 Nov 2013
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 14 Aug 2018
77
84th
On rewatch this is actually a lot better than I thought. Granted, the acting is generally not the strongest, aside from Harrison Ford and a few others. The visual design is kind of generic, but it does look nice and is effective. Its strongest point is the story, though perhaps in order to truly appreciate it you'll first have to see this film once, or need to have read the books. Great final act!
Rated 14 Aug 2018
daphnlDaph_NL
Rated 08 Jun 2014
71
91st
In this movie, not all the acting is on the same level. But this movie seems to be different then other sci-fi movies lately. The graphics are believable, and the story is well thought out. It even came up with a surprise or two. A great movie overall. 71/100.
Rated 08 Jun 2014
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 06 Jun 2014
79
29th
Never read the book to be honest, so I don't know how the development looks here, but I did enjoy Ender's Game for (most of) the acting and the story. Some of the cast is questionable, but the cliffhanger ending obviously leaves it open for another. The acting is alright and I didn't think it was bad at all.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
filliganFilligan
Rated 12 May 2014
82
47th
I recommend Ender's Game. I do so not because it's very exciting, though it did keep me watching, and despite it making questionable choices few audience members would be willing to be believe in. I do so because in a world of tasteless special effects extravaganzas that are worthless, Ender's Game dares to care about great filmmaking, acting, and, above all, real themes and messages that could - should - inspire thought. Is it the best example of this? No. But it's no Transformers.
Rated 12 May 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 16 Feb 2014
20
6th
Handing the helm over to Gavin Hood was a guarantee that nothing meaningful from the book would be successfully conveyed in the film. And that it would still just suck as a movie anyway, regardless of source material. The ending in this adaptation is foreshadowed very poorly. The story is told as dully and emotion-free as possible. It commits the cardinal crime of being just plain boring. There's no moment where you feel anything is at stake for anyone.
Rated 16 Feb 2014
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 12 Feb 2014
90
87th
Is this the beginning of the Ender's? Yes. I also thought they did a great job with this film. Honestly, I couldn't help comparing it to Harry Potter. Even though it came out way before Harry had his scar. Asa Butterfield did great, although puberty stinks as his poor little voice kept cracking in dramatic scenes...
Rated 12 Feb 2014
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 07 Feb 2014
25
8th
The vast bulk seems like an uncritical, self-reflection-free, non-parody 'Starship Troopers', a parade of militarist virtues and benevolent authority and such, though without the explicit invocation of fascism or 20th century European history. Then suddenly there is a perfunctory critique of genocide, with the last surviving member of the destroyed alien race turning to the war criminal in question - a 'cadet' of some kind, of course - with open trust that he will help save the species.
Rated 07 Feb 2014
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 06 Feb 2014
30
11th
A thought-provoking sci-fi novel turned into a bootcamp movie with angsty teenagers. I was immensely disappointed by the film, escpecially the casting. None of the kids (or the adults) were convincing. The book deserved better.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
spleenspleen
Rated 26 Jan 2014
68
37th
Harry Potter stars in "Starship Troopers".
Rated 26 Jan 2014
tc_mercadoTC Mercado
Rated 12 Jan 2014
70
32nd
Charming and entertaining but poorly made. Despite some good child acting the tone is inconsistent, the screenplay is sloppy in trying to encompass a larger story, and it's rushed awkward scenes just sort of move to the next in a checklist fashion. The result is a movie that feels forcibly finished, and not something people cared too much about making.
Rated 12 Jan 2014
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 26 Dec 2013
54
40th
Ender's Game addresses competition as a tool to depict the loss of innocence -- and it looks dark and violent unlike any blockbuster this year. Unfortunately, it takes ages to take off and to truly show what it wants -- a powerful anti-military speech about the danger of making wars in the present in order to avoid future mayhem, which is what American governments have been doing for decades. A videogame-inspired version of Full Metal Jacket.
Rated 26 Dec 2013
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 06 Dec 2013
5
3rd
One of the most confused, unfocused, unbalanced adaptations ever made. Obviously there's a lot going on in the book. You can tell by how little everything makes sense in the movie.
Rated 06 Dec 2013
sheldrakeSheldrake
Rated 03 Dec 2013
80
86th
Pretty much the perfect Millenial/Baby Boomer encapsulation film, with a very thinly veiled Iraq War analogue demonstrating how dehumanizing (and damning) an eternal 'us vs them, winner takes all' mindset can be. Good acting, impressive special effects.
Rated 03 Dec 2013
kasperlKasperL
Rated 01 Dec 2013
70
65th
Like with most adaptations of novels, it feels as though the plot is playing on fast-forward. The film is severely lacking in some regards (finesse, fleshing out Ender's relationships) but, as everything wraps up convicingly, its deficiencies are made up for by a strong final act. Two more observations: Ben Kingsley looks really silly! Very nice score!
Rated 01 Dec 2013
tomwalshtomwalsh
Rated 12 Nov 2013
23
2nd
In the first few minutes, you learn the main character's name is "Ender", his sister is too touchy-feely, and his brother's too belligerent. Oh, also the world is maybe in peril. Hey, did you guess that he's going to "End" this peril by averaging out the qualities of his brother and sister, while playing a "Game"? HOW DID YOU EVER SEE THAT COMING????
Rated 12 Nov 2013
afrogsk8afrogsk8
Rated 02 Nov 2013
60
58th
Was a bit rushed. I thought the characters should have been more developed, and they glossed over some important relationships and time periods, but they didn't stray far from the book and it was visually impressive. Great story, although paraphrased. Overall a satisfying adaption.
Rated 02 Nov 2013
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 01 Nov 2013
80
82nd
After a consequence-laden battle, Colonel Graff tells his young charge, "We won, that's all that matters!" But the conflicted Ender retorts with, "No. The way we win matters." With that kind of tug and pull, Ender's Game challenges us to wrestle with the politics of winning wars while mulling over what constitutes moral rights and wrongs in a time of crisis. And that's a significantly thoughtful challenge coming from the pages of YA sci-fi. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 01 Nov 2013
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 26 Feb 2022
46
29th
Nice look and atmosphere until you realize nothing happens and it is going nowhere.
Rated 26 Feb 2022
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 29 Jan 2021
25
5th
I am really annoyed with creating a super hero from a spoiled brat. Half of the time, the film tries to prove how awesome, how superior, how special Ender is. Give me a break. By the way, I hate ants.
Rated 29 Jan 2021
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 17 Aug 2019
15
9th
bad movie
Rated 17 Aug 2019
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 27 Aug 2016
22
13th
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 07 May 2016
40
24th
Number of times somsone says 'at ease' : 31
Rated 07 May 2016
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 19 Jun 2015
64
16th
Young boys may enjoy this but everyone else'll have 2 sit through a series of Harry Potter-like training games that all take place in the same setting: a gravity-free solarium. It's pretty, but boring. If those training games don't tire you, get ready 2 sit through several simulations, the last of which won't fool anyone given how many of them we've seen. The point of all this is the iffy and sophomoric idea that if one truly understands their enemy, they learn 2 love them. Wars solved!
Rated 19 Jun 2015
jarmannJarmann
Rated 03 May 2015
50
16th
Took the soul out of the story.
Rated 03 May 2015
hotsakehotsake
Rated 28 Apr 2015
76
88th
Pretty good overall for an adaption but still lacks the depth missing for this to really work. Everything seems rushed and non of the characters have a lot of time spent on them not even Ender himself.
Rated 28 Apr 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 15 Mar 2015
3
14th
Ender's Game is one of the most underwhelming Sci/Fi's I can recall in recent years. I knew nothing of the source material, but initially the promotional material looked promising and my interest grew. And more than anything I was somewhat intrigued to see Harrison Ford return to the Sci/Fi genre. But this is unbelievably dull. I struggled to invest myself in Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford just isn't interested and the set pieces are lackluster also. Tonally this just didn't appeal to me.
Rated 15 Mar 2015
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 11 Feb 2015
23
26th
This was all over the place and super atrocious.
Rated 11 Feb 2015
alixalix
Rated 01 Feb 2015
40
3rd
It's like watching a two hour-long trailer; what a disappointment! I don't think you can understand what is going on if you haven't read the book; and if you have, there's nothing new this movie brings - not even cool special effects. It's a shame a good story like this waited on the shelf for almost 30 years only to be brought out and made into a movie that tells no story.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
evranaevrana
Rated 01 Feb 2015
48
13th
Another sci-fi masterpiece butchered by Hollywood... It felt like the director read an 2 page executive summary of the book instead of the book, because the movie was more like "Things that happen in Ender's Game" rather than an adaptation of the book. Actually I seriously doubt if you can understand the movie, if you haven't read the book. I hope that someone else will give it a try to adapt it again, this is one of my all time favourite books; it deserves better than this.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
martrynmartryn
Rated 29 Oct 2014
66
40th
Some decent visuals. The film is heavily flawed, though. The ending was rushed, the film had terrible pacing, and the entire movie felt like an hour too short. There is a lot to like about the movie, but most of it is frustrating because of what it should have been.
Rated 29 Oct 2014
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 02 Oct 2014
80
35th
I like to imagine that when they were brainstorming the cast of "Ender's Game", someone misread the name Colonel Graff as Colonel Gruff, then everyone immediately thought to contact Harrison Ford for the part.
Rated 02 Oct 2014
kojilessKojiless
Rated 20 Sep 2014
58
61st
Angry boy with angry brother is trained by angry general to destroy angry space bugs. Angry that the movie ends on a sigh? Start saving your space pennies for part two of Angry Game, coming soon to a theater near you. ANGRY!
Rated 20 Sep 2014
choicetoeschoicetoes
Rated 28 May 2014
60
7th
Boring.
Rated 28 May 2014
xacviantxacviant
Rated 18 May 2014
74
34th
Decent adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel, efficiently put together and thankfully clear in style. However, a strong third act aside, it's never more than that. Asa Butterfield shows a little more life here than in HUGO, but it's the adult actors--Harrison Ford as Graff, Viola Davis as Anderson, Ben Kingsley as Rackham--who keep up the dramatic end. Hailee Steinfeld isn't bad either. Technically very satisfactory; Gavin Hood's direction is as efficiently undistinguished as his writing.
Rated 18 May 2014
rdinr.Din
Rated 27 Apr 2014
50
17th
Like Starship Troopers but with kids.
Rated 27 Apr 2014
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 05 Apr 2014
1
3rd
unforgivably toothless, explicatory and the pacing is all kinds of terrible. i'm just glad i haven't read the book it shat upon, but the deviations i've read about were all compromises.
Rated 05 Apr 2014
oretyo_rety
Rated 30 Mar 2014
75
57th
All of the parts taken separately seem decent enough, but the overall sum looks somewhat underwhelming. I'd put the main blame on the length as there was no space to properly flesh out the story, but I'm afraid the child cast was probably the weakest link here.
Rated 30 Mar 2014
csdkcsdk
Rated 30 Mar 2014
78
77th
Despite some plot holes and some parts not explained enough (why a barely trained teen is appointed as commander of the whole fleet?), the movie was enjoyable, entertaining and felt real. Acting and special effects were great. I'm probably going to read the book, because the story seemed interesting and I want to understand it better.
Rated 30 Mar 2014
eritsukueritsuku
Rated 16 Mar 2014
80
52nd
Never read the book, so I didn't have any expectations to be dashed (as if often the case with book-to-film translations). Definitely felt fast-paced, not allowing for much character development beyond the ok job done w Ender. Special effects were great; child actors did well enough for child actors; and there were a couple, few great messages to be gleaned. Really not a bad experience at all.
Rated 16 Mar 2014
mfidler1mfidler1
Rated 14 Mar 2014
70
29th
Its good but not all that great.
Rated 14 Mar 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 12 Mar 2014
80
83rd
Imagine a future with the worlds most brilliant military mind in a prepubescent boy. Add to that a movie title that helps tip off the ending. They stretched the bounds of believability to a near breaking point and threw in some dream nonsense. However, it is a fun ride. I liked the zero gravity games and most of the special effects. The ending was too tidy and somewhat sentimental. Still entertaining and left wide open for a remake.
Rated 12 Mar 2014
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 12 Mar 2014
30
21st
The story flounders hopelessly in the hands of a director as limited as Hood. The whole film feels uneven and uneventful; lacking in concept, character and emotional development. There was clearly masses of potential here but Hood squanders it at pretty much every turn. Most of all "Ender's Game" lacks any sort of distictive style or personality and ends up feeling overly sanitised and insipid.
Rated 12 Mar 2014
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 19 Feb 2014
93
82nd
1212: i love it, except the ending!
Rated 19 Feb 2014
cianmCianM
Rated 19 Feb 2014
71
31st
The film looks great, and I feel it captures most of the books characters well enough, but it doesn't give them enough to form any meaningful relationship with the audience. The middle section of the film is rushed making the finale a non-event.
Rated 19 Feb 2014
damildamil
Rated 18 Feb 2014
65
54th
This adaptation is serviceable, but nowhere near as good as the book. The nuances are missing and we just don't get to experience the story through Ender's eyes in a movie version. The film's strengths lie in what's already in the book - there's not much new brought to it. Everything was fine, from a technical standpoint. The cast is good. Not bad, but I'd probably prefer to just read the book again.
Rated 18 Feb 2014
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 17 Feb 2014
65
44th
Darker than expected with lots of impressive eye candy, but the pacing keeps this from being a great film.
Rated 17 Feb 2014
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 15 Feb 2014
23
13th
Less subtle than a game of whack-a-mole and not that much more interesting, at least not until some more redeeming qualities the last 10 mins or so - but that's too little too late. *Preview*: #14#, popcorn, story, (cast).
Rated 15 Feb 2014
catnipCatnip
Rated 13 Feb 2014
50
34th
much better than expected, but it felt too rushed.
Rated 13 Feb 2014
justJu_St
Rated 10 Feb 2014
20
6th
What a disappointment. I get that it's not always easy to translate a book into a movie, but wow...they really messed up almost everything you could mess up with this one!
Rated 10 Feb 2014
giuseppeGiuseppe
Rated 09 Feb 2014
62
17th
All that's left from the book is something that feels like a fast, disjointed and confusing mess. I think Stanley Kubrick once said he thought the Lord of the Rings was an unfilmable story. While in the end that was proven wrong, perhaps it's true for Ender's Game.
Rated 09 Feb 2014
prowlerprowler
Rated 09 Feb 2014
33
26th
i think it's as good an adaptation as we could realistically hope for. you can't really count on these big budget Sci-fi monsters to be too creative
Rated 09 Feb 2014
beebeedeedopbeebeedeedop
Rated 07 Feb 2014
85
50th
Unbelievable effort for tackling a book of such complexity and maturity. Unfortunately, this means one of the most entertaining subplots in scifi history was lost in the filmic adaptation, as well as several emotive and plot-related themes.
Rated 07 Feb 2014
tavingtonTavington
Rated 06 Feb 2014
4
88th
'All war is deception' - Sun Tzu; Although many dislike this movie due to involvement of kids and videogames, I think it carries very good message, outweighing most negative remarks. And as such it deserves good rating.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
ljusbusLjusbus
Rated 31 Jan 2014
4
18th
I'll start by saying I'm unfamiliar with the book. On the plus side, it looked great and felt like a proper sci-fi. However, the child actors, whilst being decent for the most part, brought it down a step or two. I also felt like it tried too hard to be intelligent, accomplishing only the opposite. There were also things I found unclear, such as why was he chosen; and why, 70 years later, they didn't already have a formidable fleet, etc. Kinda enjoyable, but ultimately forgettable and flawed.
Rated 31 Jan 2014
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 31 Jan 2014
57
46th
First we had The Hunger Game and now Ender's Game. Kids and killing games. I thought that forcing kids under age to work is a criminal act. I was somehow entertained though I'm way out of the target audience.
Rated 31 Jan 2014
progre2progre2
Rated 28 Jan 2014
19
3rd
The worst movie since ... I don't even know when, holy crap, this is so terrible.
Rated 28 Jan 2014
bunyasBunyas
Rated 27 Jan 2014
70
61st
i liked it somehow.. :) Far better than Gavin Hood's Wolverine Origins!
Rated 27 Jan 2014
ressaRessa
Rated 18 Jan 2014
94
75th
The CGI is very good and you can sense that the book behind Ender's Game is a fantastic Sci-Fi story. Unfortunately it's not unravelled in this movie. Everything is going to fast, and there isn't time to dwell and breath in, or time for character development. Should have been an hour longer or so. Too bad, because this one could've been fantastic. Instead it ends up being just another drop from the, at the moment, very Sci-Fi productive Hollywood.
Rated 18 Jan 2014
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 30 Dec 2013
48
40th
It's an abridged, but loyal, adaptation of the book. Unfortunately, the parts that were missing weren't cut under the principle of making the best possible movie, but were removed just to make the story filmable. As a result, some of the darkest and most powerful moments are gone, and the scope has been drastically reduced. A great, insightful novel has been abbreviated into something simply meant to entertain.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
fidesFides
Rated 20 Nov 2013
75
26th
It is the right movie to watch when you are tired and want to eat pop-corn.
Rated 20 Nov 2013
stewballStewball
Rated 16 Nov 2013
70
54th
Except for doing a "3-2-1 NOW!" countdown every 3 minutes, it was a lot better than it's miserable excuse for a trailer. The story was pretty much fill in the blanks boilerplate predictable up through the climax, where at lest the very end gives you something to chew on. But then again, what was he supposed to do?
Rated 16 Nov 2013
ytadelYtadel
Rated 08 Nov 2013
3
28th
I mostly enjoyed the character arc and military rise of Ender Wiggin, though almost all the other characters felt thinly-defined to varying degrees. The "mind game" scenes are also intensely cheesy to the point that it's completely impossible to take them seriously.
Rated 08 Nov 2013
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 07 Nov 2013
50
27th
Almost a watchable movie, but derailed by the young actor who plays Bean. Man. Some Jake Lloyd caliber acting, there. Also, I mean, I'm a giant fan of the book, and I was really disappointed that the Dragon Army section was completely summarized in two scenes. It's easily the best part of the book, and probably the most crucial to understanding how and why Ender is a great strategist. This oversight, along with some horrendous child acting, soured the movie for me.
Rated 07 Nov 2013
hunterkingHunterKing
Rated 06 Nov 2013
80
47th
Whole movie whizzes by hardly giving you a chance to form an opinion one way or another. I didn't really have any issues with it, and everything was done reasonably well, but everything was so skimmed over.
Rated 06 Nov 2013
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 03 Nov 2013
100
51st
very neat and very cool 10 out of 10
Rated 03 Nov 2013
dougiedDougieD
Rated 03 Nov 2013
65
28th
An entertaining Sci-Fi effort that has some intriguing ideas about the morals in war and how to use soldiers (in this case children). It drags at times and there isn't much of a sense of urgency, but the cast is in top form and there are some really neat visual effects sequences. It's easily digestible popcorn cinema that is enjoyable but not all that memorable.
Rated 03 Nov 2013
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 02 Nov 2013
60
69th
Looks great. Felt a bit rushed, but on the other hand it didn't drag. Pretty good.
Rated 02 Nov 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 01 Nov 2013
85
87th
This is about as good of an adaptation as could be done in one movie. I thought the acting was solid, the effects were quite nice (saw it in IMAX and it was worth it), and besides some clunky dialogue and voice over stuff I didn't love I very much enjoyed myself. That being said I loved the book so I may be biased. If it was good I was going to like it more and if it was bad I was going to hate it more.
Rated 01 Nov 2013
hennoHenno
Rated 15 Jun 2024
44
15th
IF i had to pick a kids movie to watch with kids this would be totally fine and a fun setting. judged as a movie in itself it is way too rushed, the protagonist isnt facing enough believable hardship. The "moral dilemma" in the end is also pretty darn stupid. Who wrote that braindead dialogue for Ford. Bad Movie.
Rated 15 Jun 2024
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 12 Apr 2024
75
58th
Malcolm graduated from being in the middle and got a role on the Millennium Falcon to go to war with Klendathu. I enjoyed the movie, though the ending was quite predictable.
Rated 12 Apr 2024
paula1980paula1980
Rated 20 Jul 2023
76
85th
Beautiful story. Morale of the story is our ignorance can result in fear and which results in hatred of the unknown.
Rated 20 Jul 2023
tevtev
Rated 16 Jul 2023
0
3rd
don't remember it. score would be 30 except for Card
Rated 16 Jul 2023
gitprophetGitProphet
Rated 11 Jul 2023
80
16th
Okay-ish movie; but they really stepped it up with a well executed end.
Rated 11 Jul 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 14 Apr 2023
56
15th
Another in the line of YA dystopia from the 2010s – a well-chosen cast provides good company, but once the plot starts to kick in, it quickly loses much of its interest, becoming a generic, by-the-numbers boom crash sci-fi saga, with little to no interest in its human characters. Not terrible, with Steinfeld and Davis predictably bringing a spark, and Ford seeming to be having a good time (especially initially). Strange miscasting of Kingsley is the only clanging misstep.
Rated 14 Apr 2023
aliendroolAlienDrool
Rated 14 Jan 2023
2
3rd
sometimes just leave the book alone
Rated 14 Jan 2023
gorehoundGorehound
Rated 13 Oct 2021
35
28th
Fails to live up to its source material.
Rated 13 Oct 2021
speedmarqueSpeedMarque
Rated 25 Jan 2021
40
27th
More style over substance here. If I hadn't read the book I would probably wonder what was going on. The characters are incredible flat and undeveloped compared with the book to a degree that you just don't care. And for me Asa butterfield was highly annoying.
Rated 25 Jan 2021
alwayssummeralwayssummer
Rated 11 Jan 2020
80
63rd
191220: Shockingly, they didn't ruin it. True enough to the book to make me enjoy the rehash. They also carry forward the book's flaws: one dimensional bad guys. All the joy of Ender's learning and growth is lost, though. There's just not enough run time to develop those themes.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
oaicoaic
Rated 30 Jul 2019
49
21st
I sort of liked it! It's not bad as far as bad movies go! Maybe because it reminded me of a book that was important to me as a kid and which I hadn't thought about for decades. It also felt flat and pointless, especially the ending. The author used to be just ultra-conservative, but now he is a super-racist cartoon character, so I can't really endorse this in any way.
Rated 30 Jul 2019
jmagnesiumJMagnesium
Rated 28 Feb 2019
78
25th
Didn't quite capture the magic of the book, but I enjoyed how much it reminded me of the book.
Rated 28 Feb 2019
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 22 Aug 2018
55
20th
The book may be great, I really don't get that from this film. Maybe it needed to be a TV series.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
fmoraesfmoraes
Rated 20 Jun 2018
30
2nd
2018/06/19
Rated 20 Jun 2018
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 20 Apr 2018
70
76th
I remember seeing early review and rankings on imdb saying this flick was crap and now see that the ranking is actually pretty decent. This is a good light-hearted take on a very good sci-fi novel. The effects are done quite well using CG well and the action sequences are also good. The acting is pretty decent, especially by the well experienced Ford, Davis and Kingsley.
Rated 20 Apr 2018
tarwebroodtarwebrood
Rated 11 Nov 2017
53
23rd
2017-11-11 they only used the action parts of the book without explaining the characters motivations
Rated 11 Nov 2017
csetlowcsetlow
Rated 20 Sep 2017
73
15th
The book series is probably top 5 of the young adult trend happening right now. The movie condensed the book and missed out on the nuance of the character's story that makes this a good series. Also, find good children that can act is hard.
Rated 20 Sep 2017
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 25 Aug 2017
60
53rd
The visual part is top notch but in the end the story is as meaningless as a blonde bombshell driving a Smart ... http://movie-freak.be/2014/02/enders-game-2013/
Rated 25 Aug 2017
luordluord
Rated 09 Aug 2017
68
64th
A great performance by Butterfield in the lead role, a faithfulness to the source material and outstanding special effects make Ender's Game an apt, if not remarkable, space opera.
Rated 09 Aug 2017
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 05 Jan 2017
71
38th
"Ender's Game" is somewhat of a disappointment, it's based off of a book that many sci-fi geeks hold close to heart, one that I've never personally read. I do know, however that it's '85 publication date puts it before the pack of most watch-this-kid-save-the-world type movies, and this being the case, I assumed it would be better, but the movie's failing is in it's attempt to capitalize off of a common trend, one that's left a taste in my mouth so bad, that this poor adaptation falls flat.
Rated 05 Jan 2017
arossaross
Rated 21 Nov 2016
71
39th
meh
Rated 21 Nov 2016
glm01glm01
Rated 01 Nov 2016
66
32nd
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Rated 01 Nov 2016

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