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The Goldfinch

  • 20192019
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  • 2h 29m
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Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch (2019)
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that ev... Read allA boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
22K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
824
865
  • Director
    • John Crowley
  • Writers
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
    • Donna Tartt(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Oakes Fegley
    • Ansel Elgort
    • Nicole Kidman
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  • Director
    • John Crowley
  • Writers
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
    • Donna Tartt(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Oakes Fegley
    • Ansel Elgort
    • Nicole Kidman
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    • 314User reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Oakes Fegley
    Oakes Fegley
    • Young Theo Deckeras Young Theo Decker
    Ansel Elgort
    Ansel Elgort
    • Adult Theo Deckeras Adult Theo Decker
    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Mrs. Barbouras Mrs. Barbour
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Hobieas Hobie
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Larryas Larry
    Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    • Xandraas Xandra
    Willa Fitzgerald
    Willa Fitzgerald
    • Adult Kitsey Barbouras Adult Kitsey Barbour
    Aneurin Barnard
    Aneurin Barnard
    • Adult Borisas Adult Boris
    Finn Wolfhard
    Finn Wolfhard
    • Young Borisas Young Boris
    Ashleigh Cummings
    Ashleigh Cummings
    • Adult Pippaas Adult Pippa
    Aimee Laurence
    Aimee Laurence
    • Young Pippaas Young Pippa
    • (as Aimée Lawrence)
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • Weltyas Welty
    Boyd Gaines
    Boyd Gaines
    • Mr. Barbouras Mr. Barbour
    Carly Connors
    Carly Connors
    • Young Kitsey Barbouras Young Kitsey Barbour
    Luke Kleintank
    Luke Kleintank
    • Adult Platt Barbouras Adult Platt Barbour
    Hailey Wist
    Hailey Wist
    • Theo's Motheras Theo's Mother
    Ryan Foust
    Ryan Foust
    • Young Andy Barbouras Young Andy Barbour
    Jack DiFalco
    Jack DiFalco
    • Young Platt Barbouras Young Platt Barbour
    • Director
      • John Crowley
    • Writers
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay by)
      • Donna Tartt(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      The painting featured in the novel, The Goldfinch, is work by Carel Fabritius from 1654. It belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. Author Donna Tartt first saw the painting 20 years before the release of the book.
    • Goofs
      It is not possible for a dead person to stay in a sitting position on the floor as all muscles lose their tone or power: the back muscles cease to support the spine and chest.
    • Quotes

      Adult Theo Decker: I wear bespoke suits. I swim twice a week. I socialize with people I can't stand. I'm relaxed, personable. I don't indulge in self pity. It's true what I read, "We're so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end we become disguised to ourselves."

    • Crazy credits
      Credits are unfolding over travelling zoomed images of the painting "The Goldfinch".
    • Connections
      Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 8 September 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, II. Adagio un poco mosso
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performed by Glenn Gould with Leopold Stokowski and the American Symphony Orchestra

      Courtesy of Sony Classical

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

    User reviews314

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    6/10
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    Greetings again from the darkness. The challenge after watching this movie is deciding whether it needed more time or less. With a run time of two-and-a-half hours, that may seem like a ludicrous question, but Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize (fiction) winning 2013 novel was almost 800 pages long, covering many characters and spanning more than a decade. What to include and what to omit surely generated many discussions between director John Crowley (the excellent BROOKLYN, 2015) and screenwriter Peter Straughan (Oscar nominated for the fantastic TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, 2011).

    13 year old Theo (Oakes Fegley) is visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his mother when a bomb explodes leaving Theo dazed in the rubble and his mother dead. An encounter with an injured stranger causes Theo to take a painting and flee the museum. Theo proceeds to hide the artwork as the family of one of his schoolmates takes him in. The painting is "The Goldfinch" by Rembrandt's pupil Carel Fabritius. In the first of many parallels separated by time, we learn Fabritius was killed (and most of his work destroyed) in an explosion. In fact, it's these parallels and near-mirror-images are what make the story so unique and interesting ... and so difficult to fit into a film.

    When Theo's long-lost drunken shyster father (Luke Wilson) shows up with his equally smarmy girlfriend Xandra (Sarah Paulson), they head to the recession-riddled suburbs of Las Vegas. It's here where Theo meets Boris (Finn Wolfhard, Richie from the two IT movies), a Ukranian emigrant living with his dad (yet another parallel). The two boys become friends, partaking in drugs, alcohol, and shoplifting. Another tragedy puts Theo on the run. He finds himself back in New York, where he takes up with Hobie (Jeffrey Wright), the partner of the stranger from the museum.

    All of this is told from the perspective of young adult Theodore Decker, played by Ansel Elgort. We see him bunkered in a hotel room contemplating suicide. The story we watch shows how his life unfolded and landed him in this particular situation. And it's here where we find the core of the story. Circumstances in life guide our actions, and in doing so, reveal our true character. Theo carries incredible guilt over his mother, and his actions with Hobie, regardless of the reasons for doing so, lead him to a life that is not so dissimilar to that of adult Boris (Aneurin Barnard, DUNKIRK) when their paths cross again.

    Other supporting work is provided by Ashleigh Cummings as Pippa, the object of Theo's desire, Willa Fitzgerald (played young Claire in "House of Cards") as Kitsey Barbour, Theo's fiancé, as well as Denis O'Hare, Peter Jacobson, and Luke Kleintank. As a special treat, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman plays Mrs. Barbour in what feels like two different performances. When Theo is young, she is the cold, standoffish surrogate mother who takes him in; however when older Theo returns, her own personal tragedies have turned her into a warm bundle of emotions in need of pleasantry. It's sterling work from an accomplished actress.

    The segments of the film that resonate deepest are those featuring Oakes Fegley as young Theo. Fegley was so good in the criminally underseen WONDERSTRUCK (2017), and here he conveys so much emotion despite maintaining a stoic demeanor. It's rare to see such a layered performance from a young actor. Of course the film is helped immensely by the unequaled work of cinematographer Roger Deakins. Mr. Deakins finally won his first Oscar last year in his 14th nomination. Trevor Gureckis provides the music to fit the various moods and the two time periods. All of these elements work to give the film the look of an Oscar contending project; however, we never seem to connect with the older Theo, which leaves a hollow feeling to a story that should be anything but. Instead we are left to play "spot the parallels" ... a fun game ... but not engaging like we would hope.
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Ukrainian
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Chim Vàng Oanh
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amazon Studios
      • Color Force
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,332,621
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,679,027
      • Sep 15, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,932,621
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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