# The Giver (2014)

> A newly appointed memory keeper risks everything to restore color, love, and painful truth to a carefully pacified future society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/130183

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Phillip Noyce
- Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435651/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: earnest, thoughtful, tense, thoughtful weekend viewing, young adult movie night

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