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2019 film directed by John Crowley

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The Goldfinch is a 2019 American drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Peter Straughan. Produced by Nina Jacobson through Color Force, Amazon Studios, and Warner Bros. Pictures, the movie is based on the novel of the same name. The cast includes Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, and Jeffrey Wright. Roger Deakins served as the director of photography for the English-language production.

The narrative is set in New York City and explores themes involving a museum, a painting, and art. The film has a runtime of 149 minutes and was released in 2019. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment via video on demand. The production budget was 40,000,000.

Critical reception included a review score of 25%, 4.6 out of 10, and 40 out of 100. Audience ratings listed a vote average of 7.135 on TMDb and a rating of 6.4 on IMDb. The film’s tagline is "The story of a stolen life." It has been assessed for the Bechdel test.

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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 eventually draws him into a world of crime.

Released: 2019-09-12149 minDir: John CrowleyDramaBudget: $40.0M

Cast

  • Ansel Elgort as Theodore Decker
  • Oakes Fegley as Young Theodore Decker
  • Nicole Kidman as Samantha Barbour
  • Jeffrey Wright as James 'Hobie' Hobart
  • Luke Wilson as Larry Decker
  • Sarah Paulson as Xandra

Themes

  • new york city
  • based on novel or book
  • museum
  • painting
  • art
  • bombing
  • complex
  • teenage protagonist
  • ambiguous
  • melodramatic

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

30,047 votes

Year
2019
Runtime
149 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
John Crowley
Screenwriter
Peter Straughan
Production company
Amazon MGM Studios
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Narrative location
New York City
Duration
149
FilmAffinity ID
598945
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Fabritius-vink.jpg
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publication date
2019-09-19
title
The Goldfinch
Commons category
The Goldfinch (film)
social media followers
4017
review score
40/100
assessment
Bechdel test
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