The Giver (2014)
“Search for truth. Find freedom.”
Movie20141h 37mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 4,704 ratings.
Movie review: The Giver
The Giver is a film from 2014. It is catalogued under Drama, Science Fiction. Its listed tagline is “Search for truth. Find freedom.”
Story
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.6/10 based on 4,704 votes.
Production
Release date: August 13, 2014 · Runtime: 97 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $25,000,000 · Reported revenue: $66,980,456
Official trailer
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Meryl Streep
Brenton Thwaites
Alexander Skarsgård
Katie Holmes
Odeya Rush
Cameron Monaghan
Taylor Swift
Emma Tremblay
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