The Giver (2014)

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6.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Phillip Noyce

Starring (View all)

Jeff Bridges
The Giver

Meryl Streep
Chief Elder

Brenton Thwaites
Jonas

Alexander Skarsgård
Father

Katie Holmes
Mother

Odeya Rush
Fiona

Cameron Monaghan
Asher

Taylor Swift
Rosemary

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Michael Mitnick
(screenplay) and

Robert B. Weide
(screenplay)

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Review of The Giver

10 years, 8 months ago at Aug 21 20:32

Joshua "LF"

Frustration, thy name is The Giver. Based off of Lois Lowry's book of the same name - which I should add that I have read several times - The Giver has plagued us with terrible marketing and bizarre casting long before its release. I sat in my chair, waiting for the movie to start with intense dread. With so much love for the source material, how could I possibly enjoy this movie that was suppo... read more

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10 years, 7 months ago at Sep 12 23:44

BAMF

Brenton Thwaites is really making a name for himself in the film industry having only just started making films in 2013 (at least in my books). I also think the cast is a pretty good selection, although, I haven't read the book to actually confirm that the choices are spot on. I do think it's weird that Taylor Swift is in this, but I think everyone deserves a shot to try something different. I adm... read more

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10 years, 3 months ago at Jan 18 0:24

Polly Pop

At the beginning it looks like a cheap copy of "Divergent". The purpose of the movie is good, but its development... not so well. Maybe because the main character is a teenager with concerns like "finding his first love" the movie has a childish and superficial touch. Perhaps if it were longer and with deeper characters, it would have reached its philosophical meaning. However, it is only a narrat... read more

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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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" Director: Philip Noyce His 19th Movie My 8th movie watched from the director. One of my favorite books in my childhood will obviously have high expectations if turned into a movie. Well, it did not meet those expectations. It is a film that seemed to have high hopes and didn't hit the marks in most ways. There are fine performances here, most notably from Jeff Bridges, and includes a surprise visit from Taylor Swift. As with most young adult book adaptations, everything seemed rushed "