The Giver

The Giver is a 2014 American social science fiction film directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide based on the 1993 novel of same name by Lois Lowry.

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.

Critic Reviews:

• " To my own surprise I ended up enjoying this movie more than I anticipated I would after the first few minutes in. " – Tony Asankomah

• " The cast is truly the thing in Phillip Noyce's adaptation of Lois Lowry's YA novel The Giver. " – Richard Propes

• " “The Giver” succeeds in entertaining in the way it reminds us what makes the human race so special…the ability to love. " – Pamela Powell