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The Giver

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Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), an old man who is the sole keeper of the community's memories, Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, Jonas realizes that he must escape from their world to protect himself and those he loves -- a challenge no one has ever completed successfully.
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Phillip Noyce directs The Giver with visual grace, but the movie doesn't dig deep enough into the classic source material's thought-provoking ideas.

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Phillip Noyce

Director

Jeff Bridges

The Giver

Meryl Streep

Chief Elder

Brenton Thwaites

Jonas

Alexander Skarsgård

Father

Katie Holmes

Mother

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Synopsis Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), an old man who is the sole keeper of the community's memories, Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, Jonas realizes that he must escape from their world to protect himself and those he loves -- a challenge no one has ever completed successfully.
Director
Phillip Noyce
Producer
Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koenigsberg
Screenwriter
Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Tonik, As Is Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action and Violence|A Mature Thematic Image)
Genre
Drama, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.1M
Runtime
1h 37m
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