Divergent (movie)

Divergent is a 2014 American dystopian science-fiction action movie directed by Neil Burger. It stars Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Ashley Judd. It is based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The music was composed by Junkie XL and Hans Zimmer. It is set in the future in Chicago, Illinois. It was released on March 21, 2014.

Divergent
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Directed byNeil Burger
Screenplay by
  • Evan Daugherty
  • Vanessa Taylor
Based onDivergent
by Veronica Roth
Produced by
  • Douglas Wick
  • Lucy Fisher
  • Pouya Shahbazian
Starring
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Edited by
  • Richard Francis-Bruce
  • Nancy Richardson
Music byJunkie XL
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18) (Los Angeles Premiere)
  • March 21, 2014 (2014-03-21) (United States)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[2][3]
Box office$288.9 million[3]

The movie tells the story of a future in which only Chicago exists. The people are put into five groups: Abnegation are the people who help other people; Candor are the people who tell the truth; Erudite are the people with knowledge; Amity are the hard-working people, and Dauntless are the brave soldiers. When people are teenagers, they are tested and then they have to choose a group.

Beatrice Prior is a teen from an Abnegation family. During her test, she does not fit into any one group. This is called being Divergent. The society does not like people who are divergent, because they do not fit in. Beatrice chooses to join Dauntless and become a soldier. While she is being trained by the military instructor named Four, they learn about a plot by the Erudite group to kill all of the Abnegation people and take control of the city.

  1. ↑ "Divergent (12A)". Entertainment One. British Board of Film Classification. March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Alyssa Ashley Lucas (March 24, 2014). "'Divergent' Movie Earns $56M in its Weekend Premiere; Sequel to Come Out in 2015". International Business Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Divergent (2014)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. March 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2015.