The Giver (film)

The Giver
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhillip Noyce
Screenplay by
Based onThe Giver
by Lois Lowry
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoss Emery
Edited byBarry Alexander Brown
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
company
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • August 11, 2014 (2014-08-11) (Ziegfeld Theatre)
  • August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$67 million[2]

The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay.[3] The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by Lois Lowry. The Giver premiered on August 11, 2014, and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2014. It grossed $67 million on a $25 million budget and received a People's Choice Award nomination for "Favorite Dramatic Movie".

  1. ^ "THE GIVER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Giver (2014) - Box Office Mojo". August 15, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Busis, Hillary (September 27, 2013). "Taylor Swift will co-star in long-awaited adaptation of 'The Giver'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2013.