Drama

The Goldfinch

- The story of a stolen life

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.

Release Date : 2019-09-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Color ForceAmazon StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Theodore Decker

Original Name : Ansel Elgort

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Theodore Decker

Original Name : Oakes Fegley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samantha Barbour

Original Name : Nicole Kidman

Gender : Female

Character Name : James 'Hobie' Hobart

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Decker

Original Name : Luke Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xandra

Original Name : Sarah Paulson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kitsey Barbour

Original Name : Willa Fitzgerald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boris Pavlikovsky

Original Name : Aneurin Barnard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Boris Pavlikovsky

Original Name : Finn Wolfhard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pippa

Original Name : Ashleigh Cummings

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Pippa

Original Name : Aimee Laurence

Gender : Female

Character Name : Welton 'Welty' Blackwell

Original Name : Robert Joy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Barbour

Original Name : Boyd Gaines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Kitsey Barbour

Original Name : Carly Connors

Gender : Male

Character Name : Platt Barbour

Original Name : Luke Kleintank

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theo's Mother

Original Name : Hailey Wist

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andrew 'Andy' Barbour

Original Name : Ryan Foust

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Platt Barbour

Original Name : Jack DiFalco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adult Toddy Barbour

Original Name : Austin Weyant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Toddy Barbour

Original Name : Collin Shea Schirrmacher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Tom Cable

Original Name : Nicky Torchia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucius Reeve

Original Name : Denis O'Hare

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Silver

Original Name : Peter Jacobson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Joey Slotnick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adult Tom Cable

Original Name : Gordon Winarick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Em

Original Name : Caroline Day

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Vogel

Original Name : Pamela Dunlap

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shirley T

Original Name : Misha Osherovich

Gender : Female

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Aidan Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Social Worker

Original Name : Alton Fitzgerald White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Kevin D. McGee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Middle School Student

Original Name : Hannah Kurczeski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gyuri

Original Name : Matteo van der Grijn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Pavlikovsky

Original Name : Kevin Owen McDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy on Street at Airport

Original Name : Nick Vorsselman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vegas Teacher

Original Name : Hank Rogerson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective #2

Original Name : Robert Turano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective #1

Original Name : Don Castro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Rick Bolander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron - Restaurant

Original Name : Vincent Tumeo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Race

Original Name : Ben Hollandsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Indonesian Man

Original Name : Gerson Oratmangoen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Social Worker

Original Name : Angela Covello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Dylan Boyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Beeman

Original Name : James Donahower

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Owner

Original Name : Alma Cuervo

Gender : Female

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

This movie apparently had a firestorm of mixed reviews and comparisons to the Pulitzer Prize winnings book swirling around it - and I missed it all. Thankfully. I enjoyed the movie, though it wouldn’t make a list of my favorites. It is told by jumping forward and backward in time, which allows filmmakers to withhold key or dramatic details of the plot as long as possible. This seemed stunning and revolutionary way back when I watched Pulp Fiction, but now of course a lot of movies play with event sequencing. (I suppose one of the foreshadowing of this technique was Citizen Kane, like, what the hell does Rosebud mean?) So I am comfortable knowing that some things may take a while to make sense. This movie is all over the place: geographically and plot-wise, but I was fine with it. Sometimes I like a movie that dares me to pay attention. Given the hysterical nature of some of the negative reviews, I feel I might want to read the novel, but I understand it is rather long, and so is my reading list! I would say that if you aren’t a person who hates movies made from your favorite books, give this one a watch - just let it wash over you. My final comment is: I really like the Boris character, who drops into the action a couple of times. Where is his movie? Hmm, maybe he shows up more in the book. Sigh, okay, it goes onto my reading list.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-30

I really don't see why this got quite such a kicking from the critics. Ansel Elgort, Jeffrey Wright and Nicole Kidman put a good effort into a tale that hinges on the impact of one single, tragic, moment in time and of the subsequent consequences. The characters visibly evolve throughout the film and it flows in an interesting and absorbing fashion. It is a wee bit too long and perhaps some more judicious pruning of the original - rather lengthy - book might have been in order. That said, the screenplay does hold true to the book in all the essentials and really this is well worth a watch.