
The Giver
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionteenromancefresh & originalheavyimaginarysurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allsocial commentary
"Search for truth. Find freedom."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is original, contained and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
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Synopsis
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











