Movies like Ender's Game
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Ender's Game (2013)
264K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, entertaining, teen, intense, suspenseful, saga, inspirational, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chosen one, invasion, alien, space wars, training, space and aliens, young heroes, battles, prodigy, danger, distopia, space battle, child prodigy, space travel, basic training, outer space, academy, human existence, space station, commander, talented, save the world, alien invasion, genius, consciousness ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future
Place:
russian
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Most similar movies to Ender's Game
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, exciting, action adventure and visually appealing films with plots about chase, danger, space, fight, distopia, weapons and transformation mostly in Action, Sci-Fi and Adventure genres. Some movies like Ender's Game: Ready Player One (2018), The Host (2013), The Hunger Games (2012), The 5th Wave (2016), Pacific Rim (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India, Singapore, Canada, UK, Japan, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Style:
exciting, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, cyber ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
virtual reality, cyberpunk, video game, virtuality, geek, dystopia, teenage boy, love, quest, computer, teamwork, virtual world ...
Time:
future, 2040s, near future, jurassic, 80s ...
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, ohio, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
95%
121K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free ...
Style:
romantic, futuristic, exciting, teen, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
interspecies romance, alien invasion, teenage girl, apocalypse, dystopia, true love, youth, evil alien, self sacrifice, teenage love, alien, love and romance ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013
Place:
usa, paris france
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, teen, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, kids
Plot:
survival, female protagonist, dystopian future, death, game of death, dystopia, distopia, competition, contests and competitions, youth, heroine, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
north america, seattle
Similarity:
90%
126K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, apocalyptic, teen, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
apocalypse, alien invasion, end of the world, alien, invasion, post apocalypse, danger, survival, virus, obsessive quest, escapades, humanity in peril ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2016
Place:
ohio, usa, bangkok thailand, london, tower bridge london ...
Similarity:
78%
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556K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
giant monster, monster, robot, kaiju, creature, invasion, battles, chaos and mayhem, androids and robots, danger, destruction, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future, year 2017 ...
Place:
tokyo, pacific ocean, seattle, san francisco, hong kong ...
Similarity:
78%
583K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, cloning, danger, space travel, dystopia, resistance, mysterious character, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, year 2000, distant future ...
Place:
peru, seattle, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
73%
515K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
distopia, heroine, rebellion, survival, fighting the system, danger, chosen one, post apocalypse, choice, dystopian future, dystopia, society ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure ...
Style:
cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, captivating, philosophical ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
desert, space opera, alien planet, politics, prophecy, messiah, premonition, outer space, survival, mind control, epic battle, desert planet ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2020s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher ...
Style:
exciting, action adventure, disgusting, uplifting, fast ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, space wars, space and aliens, spacecraft, space, heroic mission, danger, outer space, video game, space travel, alien encounter, military ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1998
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, visually stunning, colorful, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, space opera, dystopia, cyberpunk, space and aliens, good versus evil, dystopian future, space travel, save the world, end of the world, space adventure, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, year 1997, 90s, 1910s, 23rd century ...
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, egypt, new york
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, India, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, space and aliens, changing the past or future, evil alien, soldier, repeated event, foreknowledge ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2014, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
united kingdom, france, paris france, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
Style:
futuristic, teen, suspense, saga, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
distopia, female protagonist, survival, rebellion, strong female character, teenager, dystopia, society, youth, fighting the system, dystopian future, game ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
88%
298K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and ...
Style:
exciting, epic, entertaining, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
mars, alien, superhuman powers, space opera, heroic mission, monster, space travel, mysterious planet, distant planet, imaginary kingdom, space adventure, warrior ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, 1880s, 19th century ...
Place:
virginia, arizona, new york, space western, seattle
Similarity:
65%
216K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
jungle, survival, post apocalypse, apocalypse, danger, giant bird, heroic mission, real life father and son playing father and son, disaster, alien, alien invasion, humanity ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 22nd century, 2010s
Place:
philadelphia, seattle
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, teen, cliffhanger, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
female protagonist, distopia, dystopian future, survival, competition, post apocalypse, dictator, badass female lead, young heroes, fight, anti heroine, fight scenes ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, 2010s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Jordan, UK, Egypt
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, action packed, saga, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
cyborgs, androids and robots, robot, giant robot, transformation, transforming robot, technology, battles, robot vs. robot, machine, shapeshifting, evil robot ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, near future, 18th century, stone age ...
Place:
egypt, new york, washington d.c., virginia, jordan ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, anamorphic, epic, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space opera, planet, space and aliens, murder, sacrifice, space battle, warp speed, soul, prisoner, fire, blizzard ...
Time:
future, year 1984, 23rd century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
268K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of ...
Style:
exciting, serious, entertaining, action packed, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, u.s. navy, military, battleship, navy, ship, evil alien, danger, invasion, ufo, space and aliens ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, 2000s, year 2005 ...
Place:
hawaii, london, pacific ocean, tokyo, new york ...
Similarity:
72%
Movie in collections
1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place:
iran, space western
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to ...
Style:
futuristic, semi serious, saga, epic, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
space travel, outer space, spacecraft, space and aliens, space opera, space wars, star trek, heroic mission, self sacrifice, villain, mission, tough girl ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s, 23rd century
Place:
san francisco, seattle, bay area, london, space western
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. He's disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, and his co-pilot isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, entertaining, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space opera, space wars, androids and robots, battlestar galactica, space travel, cyborgs, escapades, betrayal, heroic mission, battles, military, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, China, Belgium, Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA, Canada, Qatar, Monaco, South Korea, Bahrain, Albania, Japan, UK, India, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, Greece, South Africa, Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Indonesia, Sweden, Iceland, Malaysia, Finland, Norway, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Austria, Malta, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Bulgaria
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, exciting, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
alien, space travel, alien planet, outer space, government agent, space station, space adventure, marriage proposal, creature, alien race, space pirate, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 1975, 70s ...
Place:
space western
Similarity:
78%
636K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, spacecraft, time travel, heroic mission, heroes, space and aliens, teamwork, alien, space wars, human versus alien ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 24th century, 23rd century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, iowa, bay area, space western
Similarity:
63%
Movie in collections
385K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India, UK, Mexico, Japan, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real ...
Style:
stylized, visually stunning, cyber, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, computer program, cyberspace, disappearance, chase, virtual reality, dystopic future, dystopia, hacker, distopia, computer genius ...
Time:
future, year 2010, 2010s, near future, 80s ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, outer space, space travel, space opera, intergalactic, friendship, space and aliens, talking animal, good versus evil, teamwork, escapades ...
Time:
future, year 2014, year 2016, 80s, 2010s ...
Place:
london, space western, usa, missouri, seattle
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, suspenseful, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, alien, extraterrestrial, creature, space and aliens, invasion, evil alien, alien abduction, monster, desert, cowboy ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 1870s, 19th century, 2010s
Place:
arizona, space western, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a ...
Style:
serious, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, spacecraft, space battle, outer space, self sacrifice, escapades, heroic mission, heroes, danger, save the world, space and aliens, siege ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 22nd century
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
survival, maze, memory loss, teenager, apocalypse, fantasy world, trapped, distopia, dystopia, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, youth ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, life turned upside down, save the lady, genetics, good versus evil, outer space, space and aliens, destiny, imaginary, space wars, interspecies romance, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly ...
Style:
exciting, teen, suspenseful, touching, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superpower, supernatural, alien, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, good versus evil, young heroes, friendship, teenage love, high school, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
ohio, pittsburgh, usa, florida, africa
Similarity:
33%
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