The Giver

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes, Meryl Streep, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift

Based on the young-adult book of the same name, this Sci-Fi drama works on the premise that every person in a futuristic, utopian world has been chosen to have a specific role.

Teenager Jonas has been chosen to be the receiver of memories and he goes into training with a man called The Giver.

With the help of The Giver, Jonas uncovers the truths of the former world that humans inhabited, and learns that many years’ earlier people were forced to give up humanity by those in authority in order to maintain a stable society.