Ender's Game (IMAX)

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Ender's Game (IMAX)
The popular youth sci-fi novel has been brought to the screen at last, by none other than Gavin Hood. It is set during a time when the Earth had been ravaged twice by the Buggers, an alien race seemingly determined to destroy humanity. Seventy years later, the people of Earth remain banded together to prevent our own annihilation from this technologically superior alien species. A six year old boy may become the savior of the human race. He is separated from his beloved sister and brought to battle school in deep space. He will be tested and honed into an empathetic killer who despises himself as he learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and his family. This film is releasing in both normal and IMAX formats, this is the IMAX format.

114 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Violence).
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Aramis Knight
Director
Gavin Hood
ScreenplayGavin Hood, from the book by Orson Scott Card,
MusicSteve Jablonsky
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
EditingLee Smith, Zach Staenberg
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos, Auro 11.1
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2013
Produced bySummit Entertainment, Oddlot Entertainment, Chartoff Productions, Taleswapper, K/O Paper Products, Digital Domain

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreAction, adventure, science fiction
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, fantastical
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsThemes relate to an alien invasion and a child's role in the battle. He must show compassion, courage and strategic and leadership skills.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for some violence, sci-fi action and thematic material.
Runtime114
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
1
Alcohol / Drugs
1
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
1
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
12 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
4
Violence
3
Sex
1
Language
2
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
0

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Metacritic.com
39 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
179 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconIf it isn't quite as thought-provoking as the book, Ender's Game still manages to offer a commendable number of well-acted, solidly written sci-fi thrills.
12
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation
15

What the People say

Internet
27973 Netizens quote iconIf you're a fan of the novels, walk away and never look back.
14

Average .. 63%

13

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