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The Giver
2014
· Movie
· 97 min
D
MEANRANK
57/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #4401
- IMDb #3629
- Google retired #3071
- Rotten Tomatoes #4034
- Metacritic #3703
- Letterboxd #4775
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4542
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3686
- Metacritic Critics #3677
- Metacritic Audience #3510
- Criticker #3011
- Kinopoisk #3108
- AlloCiné #2593
- Trakt #2636
Every rating
34–74
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 34, highest is Google on 74. Critics average 40, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man lives in a seemingly ideal, colorless community without pain or suffering. He is chosen to train under the Receiver of Memory, the sole keeper of the world's past. As he receives these memories, he discovers the dark truths behind his community's fragile harmony.
Details
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Writers
- Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide
- Based on
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Released
- 13 August 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $67.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →3 wins from 9 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Denver Film Critics Society 2015 2015 | Best Original Song | "Ordinary Human" | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2015 2015 | Best Fantasy/Adventure TV Spot | The Weinstein Company Aspect | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2015 2015 | Golden Fleece | The Weinstein Company Buddha Jones | Winner |
| Movieguide Awards 2015 2015 | The Faith and Freedom Award for Movies | The Giver | Winner |
| 41st People's Choice Awards 2014 | Favorite Dramatic Movie | The Giver | Nominee |
| Heartland Film 2014 2014 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Phillip Noyce Asis Productions The Weinstein Company | Winner |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) 2014 2014 | Outstanding Music Supervision - Film | Dana Sano | Nominee |
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) 2014 2014 | Best Soundtrack Album | The Giver | Nominee |
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Golden Trailer Awards 2015
2 nominations, 1 won
| Golden Fleece | The Weinstein Company Buddha Jones | Winner |
| Best Fantasy/Adventure TV Spot | The Weinstein Company Aspect | Nominee |
Heartland Film 2014
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Phillip Noyce Asis Productions The Weinstein Company | Winner |
Movieguide Awards 2015
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Faith and Freedom Award for Movies | The Giver | Winner |
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) 2014
2 nominations
| Best Soundtrack Album | The Giver | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision - Film | Dana Sano | Nominee |
41st People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic Movie | The Giver | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society 2015
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Ordinary Human" | Nominee |
The Joey Awards 2014
1 nomination
| Young Actress Age 9 or Younger in a Feature Film Leading Role | Emma Tremblay | Nominee |