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Ender's Game (2013)

Ender's Game poster
Directed by
Gavin Hood
Genre
fantasy film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, teen film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 6,306 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gifted child is sent to a military academy in space to train for a war against aliens. He faces intense pressure and ethical dilemmas in a simulation-based training program.

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What happens

Ender's Game is a 2013 American military science fiction film written and directed by Gavin Hood, based on the 1985 novel by Orson Scott Card. The film stars Asa Butterfield as Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a gifted child sent to an advanced military academy in space to prepare for a future alien invasion. The supporting cast includes Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, and Abigail Breslin. Ender's Game was released in the United States on November 1, 2013, by Summit Entertainment. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box-office, grossing $126 million against a $110–115 million budget, with a projected loss of $68 million for the studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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