The Giver (2014)

Directed by

Phillip Noyce

Genre

drama film, action film, science fiction film, dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 4,662 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a future society where emotions and memories have been erased to maintain order, a young boy is chosen to receive all the suppressed history from a single keeper known as the Giver. As he learns the truth about pain and joy, he must decide whether to challenge the system.

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What happens

The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay. The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel by Lois Lowry. The Giver premiered on August 11, 2014, was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2014 and received a People's Choice Award nomination for "Favorite Dramatic Movie". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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