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.

Critics broadly found the adaptation visually impressive and briskly entertaining, while considering it less emotionally and intellectually substantial than the source novel.

• Ender is removed from his family and trained at battle school to become an effective commander and killer.
• Ender's battle-school exercises are presented as games while their stakes and consequences remain hidden from him.
• The battle-school sequences use elaborate floating arenas and digitally constructed space environments for tactical combat.
• Ender's empathy and growing awareness challenge the assumption that the Formics are merely monstrous invaders.

• The Hunger Gamesshared young protagonist, militarized science fiction setting, alien conflict, and ethical questions about strategic violence
• The Maze Runnershared child-centered futuristic action, authoritarian training institutions, and morally unsettling manipulation
• Starship Troopersshared alien-invasion premise, large-scale space combat, and strategic military science fiction
• The Last Starfightershared coming-of-age science fiction, empathetic protagonist, and conflict between humanity and an alien species

Director

Gavin Hood

Release Date

2013-10-24

Runtime

114 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (6492)

What is Ender's Game about?

A gifted boy is molded into humanity’s ultimate space commander while the line between tactical victory and moral catastrophe steadily disappears.

What is Ender's Game like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ender's Game as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Ender's Game violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ender's Game as moderate.

What did critics think of Ender's Game?

Critics broadly found the adaptation visually impressive and briskly entertaining, while considering it less emotionally and intellectually substantial than the source novel.

Which films are like Ender's Game?

Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Starship Troopers, and The Last Starfighter.

How long is Ender's Game?

Ender's Game runs 114 minutes.

Where can I watch Ender's Game?

In United States, Ender's Game streams on Angel Studios, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Howdy Amazon Channel.