Is The Giver one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Giver end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Giver violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Giver easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Giver

Name: The Giver
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2014
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes

Search for truth. Find freedom.

Directed by Phillip Noyce

Produced by The Weinstein Company, Asis Productions

201497 min6.6 / 10

A thoughtful dystopian coming-of-age about awakening to truth and emotion in a sterile, controlled society, grounded in mentorship and the cost of knowledge.

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.

Clusters

Faith and Doubt Stories Mental Illness Caregiving Overcoming Adversity Stories Time Travel Movies Amnesia and Memory Loss Movies

Genres

Drama Science Fiction

Keywords

New Love Based On Novel Or Book Dystopia Anti Conformity Memory Alternative Reality Color 2040s Based On Young Adult Novel

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Questions people ask

Is The Giver one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% of films.
Is The Giver sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Giver end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Giver violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Giver scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Giver easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.