feeldb

Ender's Game

2013 · 114 min · Director: Gavin Hood ★ IMDb 6.6 · 267,049 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

The Earth was ravaged by the Formics, an alien race seemingly determined to destroy humanity. Fifty years later, the people of Earth remain banded together to prevent their own annihilation from this technologically superior alien species. Ender Wiggin, a quiet but brilliant boy, may become the savior of the human race. He is separated from his beloved sister and his terrifying brother and brought to battle school in orbit around earth. He will be tested and honed into an empathetic killer who begins to despise what he does as he learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and his family.

Ask Kadri

Trailer for Ender's Game

Playing the trailer connects to YouTube. No connection is made until you choose to play.

Rate how it felt
Working…

Your viewing check-in

Emotional fingerprint

Ender's Game (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%
  2. Hope15%

AI estimate · no viewer votes yet

How we measure

AI estimate

Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

How did it make you feel?

Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.

Pick up to three · 0/3

1
2
3

Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
Ending hidden

Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension65 %65 %40 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension61 %56 %38 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity55 %43 %24 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Excitement53 %39 %18 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Excitement53 %39 %20 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity53 %40 %23 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension54 %46 %28 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Excitement59 %54 %33 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity63 %59 %36 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Excitement66 %63 %41 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension70 %57 %53 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Empathy65 %42 %49 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Curiosity59 %40 %29 %21 %
67.5 %≈ 77′Curiosity60 %52 %29 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension69 %68 %38 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension80 %77 %44 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 94′Sadness85 %75 %64 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 100′Sadness80 %54 %76 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Empathy73 %30 %73 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 111′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗

Kadri — your film companion

AI

Ask anything about Ender's Game. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.

Kadri

Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about Ender's Game — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.

Premise only
Enter to send · Shift + Enter for a new line
Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers

Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.

0 responses so far

Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.

Cast

Viola Davis

Major Gwen Anderson

Ben Kingsley

Mazer Rackham

Abigail Breslin

Valentine Wiggin

AK
Aramis Knight

Bean

Moisés Arias

Bonzo Madrid

Nonso Anozie

Sergeant Dap

SP
Suraj Partha

Alai

KR
Khylin Rhambo

Dink Meeker

J'
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak

Peter Wiggin

CC
Conor Carroll

Bernard

TM
Tony Mirrcandani

Admiral Chjamrajnagar

SR
Stevie Ray Dallimore

John Wiggin

AP
Andrea Powell

Theresa Wiggin

BS
Brandon Soo Hoo

Fly Molo

Han Soto

Lieutenant Soto

KC
Kyle Clements

Young Mazer Rackham

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Salamander (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Gavin Hood
Written by
Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 267,049 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
Data updated

Where to watch

Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

Feels similar

More like this →

Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.