Directed by:
Phillip NoyceCinematography:
Ross EmeryComposer:
Marco BeltramiCast:
Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Cameron Monaghan, Katie Holmes, Emma Tremblay, Taylor Swift, John Whiteley (more)VOD (3)
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The story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 12 years old, he's chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the "real" world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
Jeff Bridges
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Brenton Thwaites
Australia
Best movies:
Maleficent (2014)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Oculus (2013)
Odeya Rush
Israel
Best movies:
The Bachelors (2017)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Lady Bird (2017)
Meryl Streep
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Alexander Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
Disconnect (2012)
Cameron Monaghan
USA
Best movies:
The Death and Return of Superman (2019)
My Love Affair with Marriage (2022)
Click (2006)
Katie Holmes
USA
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Phone Booth (2002)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Emma Tremblay
USA
Taylor Swift
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) (concert)
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012)
John Whiteley
Best movies:
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Duma (2005)
The Giver (2014)
Katharina Damm
Best movies:
St. Vincent (2014)
The Giver (2014)
Blue Crush 2 (2011)
Nelson Mandela (a.f.)
South Africa
Best movies:
Enya: The Video Collection (2001) (music video) - a.f.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - a.f.
Malcolm X (1992)
Vanessa Cooke
Best movies:
The Salvation (2014)
Catch a Fire (2006)
The Giver (2014)
Kira Wilkinson
Best movies:
The Giver (2014)
Coleman Lannum
USA
Best movies:
The Sentinel (2006)
The Giver (2014)
Tower Heist (2011)
Meganne Young
Best movies:
The Challenger (2013) (TV movie)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Saints & Strangers (2015) (TV movie)
Vaughn Lucas
Best movies:
The Giver (2014)
The Last Days of American Crime (2020)