The Giver 2014
Directed by Phillip Noyce
- Drama, Science Fiction
- 97 min
- PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes35%Metacritic47
Search for truth. Find freedom.
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.
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Contemporary, grave, earnest and contemplative.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Jeff BridgesThe Giver
- Meryl StreepChief Elder
- Brenton ThwaitesJonas
- Alexander SkarsgårdFather
- Katie HolmesMother
- Odeya RushFiona
- Cameron MonaghanAsher
- Taylor SwiftRosemary
- Emma TremblayLily
- Alexander JillingsGabriel 12 Months
Crew
- Phillip NoyceDirector
- Michael MitnickScreenplay
- Robert B. WeideScreenplay
- Ross EmeryDirector of Photography
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Jeff BridgesProducer
- Neil KoenigsbergProducer
- Nikki SilverProducer
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