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November 1, 2013
At the Movies: 'Ender's Game' is a thoughtful adventure
By PETER DEBRUGE
Variety
Variety
| ENDER'S GAME |
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Director: Gavin Hood Cast: Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, Asa Butterfield Rating: PG-13 Running time: 114 minutes |
LOS ANGELES — An anti-bullying allegory writ on the largest possible scale, “Ender's Game” frames an interstellar battle between mankind and pushy ant-like aliens, called Formics, in which Earth's fate hinges on a tiny group of military cadets, most of whom haven't even hit puberty yet.
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