The Giver is a 2014 Canadian-American-South African
social science fiction drama film directed by
Phillip Noyce, produced by Neil Koenigsberg, Nikki Silver and
Walden Media, written by Michael Mitnick and
Robert B. Weide with music by
Marco Beltrami and based on the
1993 novel of same name by
Lois Lowry. The film stars
Brenton Thwaites,
Odeya Rush,
Jeff Bridges,
Meryl Streep,
Alexander Skarsgård,
Katie Holmes,
Cameron Monaghan and
Taylor Swift.
The Giver premiered on August 11, 2014 and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2014 by
The Weinstein Company to generally mixed reviews. The film earned $67 million on a $25 million budget. It received a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Dramatic Movie.