Can’t escape. But then young Jonas becomes The Receiver of Memory who meets "The Giver," the wise man who will lift Jonas ― and me ― out of our drudgery. Yes, yes, ...

So Jonas escapes from the Community — on foot now; that’s why getaway vehicles that don’t require gas are more efficient — clutching Gabriel, a fussy baby who had been scheduled for ...

The 2014 movie The Giver has recently started trending as fans have discovered that Taylor Swift appeared in the sci-fi film. It was directed by Phillip Noyce from a script penned by Michael Mitnick ...

The ruling elders select Hero No. 1, young Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), to be the new Receiver of memories, charged with guiding the community through crises with wisdom gleaned from the past.

The quick-cut trailers may spin it like the next “Divergent,” but that’s a marketing ruse: “The Giver,” adapted from the award-winning 1993 novel by Lois Lowry, is something different ...

The Giver is set in what seems to be a utopian society: no war, no hatred, no color. At age 16, each person is assigned a job tailored to their strengths. While Jonas' (Brenton Thwaites) friends ...

Singled out to become “Receiver of Memories,” Jonas begins training with Bridges’ character — The Giver — a worn, tormented mentor who lives alone in a house full of books. He’ll ...

“The Giver” was ahead of its time as a book. But as a movie, it’s too late. Published in 1993, Lois Lowry’s young-adult novel was a deeply felt, kid-centered dystopian fanta… ...

Given all this, Jeff Bridges's long-gestating adaptation of The Giver would have inspired grumbles no matter who it chose to play Jonas, the young boy at the center of the story. That said, the ...

‘The Giver’: What the Critics Are Saying. Phillip Noyce's adaptation of Lois Lowry's dystopian novel stars Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes ...

The Giver is also a passion project for its Oscar-winning star Jeff Bridges, who optioned the rights in 1995 to star his father, Lloyd, who died three years later. Now the reliably soulful Bridges ...