The Goldfinch

2019, Drama, 2h 29m

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Beautifully filmed yet mostly inert, The Goldfinch mishandles its source material, flattening a complex narrative into a largely uninvolving disappointment. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Theodore Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day -- a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.
  • Rating:
    R (Drug Use and Language)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    John Crowley
  • Producer:
    Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson
  • Writer:
    Peter Straughan, Donna Tartt
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $5.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Oakes Fegley
Oakes Fegley
Young Theo Decker
Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort
Adult Theo Decker
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Mrs. Barbour
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
Hobie
Luke Wilson
Luke Wilson
Larry
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson
Xandra
Willa Fitzgerald
Willa Fitzgerald
Adult Kitsey Barbour
Aneurin Barnard
Aneurin Barnard
Adult Boris
Finn Wolfhard
Finn Wolfhard
Young Boris
Ashleigh Cummings
Ashleigh Cummings
Adult Pippa
Aimee Laurence
Aimee Laurence
Young Pippa
Robert Joy
Robert Joy
Welty
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines
Mr. Barbour
Carly Connors
Carly Connors
Young Kitsey Barbour
Luke Kleintank
Luke Kleintank
Adult Platt Barbour
Hailey Wist
Hailey Wist
Theo's Mother
Ryan Foust
Ryan Foust
Young Andy Barbour
Jack DiFalco
Jack DiFalco
Young Platt Barbour
Austin Weyant
Austin Weyant
Adult Toddy Barbour
Collin Shea Schirrmacher
Collin Shea Schirrmacher
Young Toddy Barbour
John Crowley
John Crowley
Director
Peter Straughan
Peter Straughan
Screenwriter
Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt
Screenwriter
Mari-Jo Winkler
Mari-Jo Winkler
Executive Producer
Kevin McCormick
Kevin McCormick
Executive Producer
Sue Kroll
Sue Kroll
Executive Producer
Courtenay Valenti
Courtenay Valenti
Executive Producer
Nina Jacobson
Nina Jacobson
Producer
Brad Simpson
Brad Simpson
Producer
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
Kelley Dixon
Kelley Dixon
Film Editing
Trevor Gureckis
Trevor Gureckis
Original Music
K.K. Barrett
K.K. Barrett
Production Design
Deborah Jensen
Deborah Jensen
Art Director
Rena DeAngelo
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Kasia Walicka-Maimone
Kasia Walicka-Maimone
Costume Design
Ellen Chenoweth
Ellen Chenoweth
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Critic Reviews for The Goldfinch

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Audience Reviews for The Goldfinch

  • Dec 07, 2019
    Simultaneously naive and pretentious. The only thing that will see you through to the end is just marveling at the amount of money and talent that went to waste here.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
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