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Ender's Game
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About 2013 film directed by Gavin Hood
Genres fantasy, action, adventure, science fiction, teen, children's
Directed by Gavin Hood
Written by Gavin Hood
Starring Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Moisés Arias, Gavin Hood
Music Steve Jablonsky
Runtime 114 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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