The Giver fingerprintStriking style, no humor.
Tense
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
Society, the future, and growing up
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Society, the future, and growing up
Its world is built around society, the future, and growing up.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Giver is included with a subscription to fuboTV and FILMBOX+ Stream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 37 min
The Giver runs 1 h 37 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Giver higher (60) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $25 million to make and earned $67 million worldwide, 2.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Giver in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 35 storytelling tropes for The Giver, including Floating Continent, Ascended Extra, Deliberately Monochrome.
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